topknot

[ top-not ]

noun

1. a tuft of hair growing on the top tops of the head.
2. hair fashioned into a knob or ball on top tops of the head.
3. a tuft or crest of feathers on the head of a bird.
4. a knot or bow of ribbon worn on the top tops of the head.

topknot

/ ˈtɒpˌnɒt /

noun

1. a crest, tuft, decorative bow, chignon, etc, on the top of the head
2. any of several European flatfishes of the genus Zeugopterus and related genera, esp Z. punctatus, which has an oval dark brown body marked with darker blotches: family Bothidae (turbot, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of topknot¹

First recorded in 1680–90; top ¹ + knot ¹

Example Sentences

On stage, Amber spoofed Sarah Palin in a topknot and librarian glasses, yanking a toy gun and stuffed moose from her skirt.

From The Daily Beast

She had bright-red lips and her hair was bound up tightly in a topknot.

From The Daily Beast

The doves were cooing and fluttering in the cornices and the cockatoo was preening his lemon colored topknot.

From Project Gutenberg

To invite a man to sit until the fire was extinguished with the overflow of the quid was with him the topknot of courtesy.

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore the father waxed thoughtful from his topknot to the end of his long-stem pipe.

From Project Gutenberg

Im a-goin to knock the topknot offn that bluejay, chuckled Uncle Jabez.

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"They shan't scold at my cunning little Topknot," whispered Horace, consolingly.

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