reef knot

The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.

At the head they insert a bamboo knot, with its point well sharpened into two edges.

This is called the "Investiture of the Top-knot," and is always attended by solemn ceremonies.

In accordance with that statement, he had decided that on the next day his son should be formally "invested" with the top-knot.

He went down the road, collected his little knot of listeners, and began the Song of the Girl.

I asked sharply, and MacRae flung the same query over one shoulder as he fumbled at the tight-drawn latigo-knot.