lover's knot

American  

noun

1. love knot.

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Etymology

Origin of lover's knot

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

But at Hampton Court, in London, visitors can still see empty spots where they were chiseled away, along with a few examples that were overlooked, still connected with a lover’s knot.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

After assorted hilarity, the straggling plot lines are swiftly tied into a lover's knot in time for the conclusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Caliente's heavy anchor chain got itself tied into a perfect lover's knot, had to be "untied" with acetylene torches.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore the shriveled thing on her left shoulder, nestled down in a lover's knot of pale-blue ribbon.

From The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors by Sherley, George Douglass

Thus, meditation on Sweet Peas Impels the ardent thought, Would maidens all were more like these, With modesty—that true heartsease— Tying the lover's knot.

From Poems Vol. IV by Howard, Hattie