knop

[ nop ]

noun
  1. a small knob or similar rounded protuberance, especially for ornament.

Origin of knop

1
1325–75; Middle English; Old English cnop; cognate with Dutch knop,German Knopf

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knop

/ (nɒp) /


noun
  1. archaic a knob, esp an ornamental one

Origin of knop

1
C14: from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch cnoppe bud, Old High German knopf

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