sword knot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sword knot
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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There was also a sword knot, which followed the jacket into another pool, and he decided that he must take his chance with the weapon itself.
From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John
I discovered him by his philomot scarf, and sword knot, after losing sight of him for a time.
From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
"And your sword knot is villainously tied," I continued.
From To Have and to Hold by Johnston, Mary
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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