kn

knot; knots.

Nearby words

km., km/h, km/sec, kmc, kmps, kn, kn., knack, knacked, knacker, knacker's yard

Definition for kn (2 of 3)

KN

Chess.

king's knight.

Definition for kn (3 of 3)

kn.

kronen.

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Examples from the Web for kn

Chaucer speaks of the lace of love, and the lace of Venus; Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Falcon, fol′kon, or faw′kn, n. a bird of prey formerly trained to the pursuit of game: a kind of cannon.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
Startling, moving suddenly; the frequentative form of starting, which Chaucer preferred when repeating this same line in his Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
The other, who was beloved by Meleager, and hunted the Calydonian boar, is the one mentioned in the Kn.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

"Then how do you kn—" She stopped in confusion, biting her lips.
The Black Moth|Georgette Heyer

British Dictionary definitions for kn (1 of 3)

kn

abbreviation for

nautical knot

krona

krone

British Dictionary definitions for kn (2 of 3)

kn

the internet domain name for

Saint Kitts and Nevis

British Dictionary definitions for kn (3 of 3)

KN

/ chess /

symbol for

king's knight

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