French knot
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His vegetable mosaic terrine resembled a French knot garden, bordered in chard, paved with sumac-spiced rice and pebbled with carrot and zucchini.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2011
When we didn’t know the name, I’d make one up: pagoda plant, wild confetti, French knot.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Her hair had come down from its French knot and stuck all over her face, and her good blouse was smeared with black ash.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
I couldn’t understand her powers of concentration when she rolled a French knot or toiled over a tatted collar in Sewing class at school.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
He wore a turned-down collar and a large, black French knot.
From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax
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