knotted
[not-id]
adjective
Origin of knotted
knot
1[not]
noun
verb (used with object), knot·ted, knot·ting.
verb (used without object), knot·ted, knot·ting.
Origin of knot
1before 1000; (noun) Middle English knot(te), Old English cnotta; cognate with Dutch knot, German knoten to knit; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
Synonyms for knot
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Related Words for knotted
tangled, clustered, coiled, braided, looped, bent, engaged, perplexed, linked, twisted, fastened, gnarled, lassoed, seized, intertwined, snagged, banded, warped, knottyExamples from the Web for knotted
Contemporary Examples of knotted
Some came wrapped in what looked like puffed up fabric worms, with hair just as knotted and twisted.
Comme Des Garçons, Kenzo, and More Japanese Designers at Paris Fashion WeekLiza Foreman
March 4, 2014
This past week you could feel a dry-mouthed, stomach- knotted apprehension in the national perception of our brave new president.
Historical Examples of knotted
He gloried in his knotted muscles and the crushing power of his desires.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Her throat was bare, and she saw the muscles of it knotted in the struggle for life.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
"You are fatigued," said madame, raising her glance as she knotted the money.
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens
His ruddy English face was knotted in a scowl and his blue eyes were dark.
The Floating Island of MadnessJason Kirby
And if she had not been there, why was her handkerchief found there, knotted in this peculiar way?
The Film of FearArnold Fredericks
knotted
adjective
knot
1noun
verb knots, knotting or knotted
Word Origin for knot
Old English cnotta; related to Old High German knoto, Old Norse knūtr
knot
2noun
Word Origin for knot
C15: of unknown origin
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knot
[nŏt]
n.
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