noun
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a crest, tuft, decorative bow, chignon, etc, on the top of the head
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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)
Etymology
Origin of topknot
Example Sentences
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His topknot had just been cut off as a forfeit for losing out on a challenge to a colleague at the direct sales company for which he worked in 2018.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2022
Pulling by the topknot: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe proclaimed that “North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles” in defiance of the U.N.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2019
One of them wears a topknot, another checks her pedometer.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019
“BlacKkKlansman” actress Laura Harrier also went for an up-do but more of a chic topknot, one that could easily be worn in off-time as easily as it could on the red carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2019
He complied but without enthusiasm and I riffled my fingers in his topknot and behind his ears the way he likes it.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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