sword knot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sword knot
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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He met Marie in the street one day, so runs the story, followed her to the shop, and there, under the pretext of buying a sword knot, fell into talk with her.
From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson
His sword dropped, but remained upright supported by the sword knot.
From The Prussian Terror by Dumas, Alexandre
The little Magdalena, unaware of the importance of the moment, was innocently playing with his sword knot; while Conradi had stepped to the window, and was listening attentively to every sound from without.
From Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna by Velde, C. F. van der (Carl Franz)
Others say a sash was found on him, and the sword knot was recognized by Ursula as her own work and gift to Aubri.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
He had on a shabby cadet jacket, decorated with a soldier's cross, equally shabby cadet's riding breeches lined with worn leather, and an officer's saber with a sword knot.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
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