prolonge knot

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noun

a knot consisting of three overlapping loops formed by a single rope passed alternately over and under itself at crossings.

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Also called sailor's breastplate.

Words nearby prolonge knot

prolongate, prolongation, prolonge, prolonged, prolonged-action, prolonge knot, prolusion, prolusory, prom, promazine, Prome

How to use prolonge knot in a sentence

There is something irrevocable-feeling about couples tying the knot on the steps of the county courthouse.
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Every day before leaving home, Sara stands before the mirror and tightens the knot on her scarf.
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The most famous people in the world tied the knot secretly over the weekend.
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The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.
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Star-studded guests arrived in fancy cars, and music and cheers rose above the castle walls as Kimye tied the knot.
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At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.
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This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.
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In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.
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He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.
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I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.
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