topknot

[ top-not ]

/ ˈtɒpˌnɒt /

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noun

a tuft of hair growing on the top of the head.

hair fashioned into a knob or ball on top of the head.

a tuft or crest of feathers on the head of a bird.

a knot or bow of ribbon worn on the top of the head.

Origin of topknot

First recorded in 1680–90; top¹ + knot¹

Words nearby topknot

topic sentence, to pieces, topkhana, top kick, top kill, topknot, topless, top-level, topline, top loader, toplofty

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Example sentences from the Web for topknot

On stage, Amber spoofed Sarah Palin in a topknot and librarian glasses, yanking a toy gun and stuffed moose from her skirt.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending|Anne Berry|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She had bright-red lips and her hair was bound up tightly in a topknot.
Nepal Old and New: Kathmandu Valley’s Royal Cities Get a Facelift|Condé Nast Traveler|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The name of it is—a secret, and the secret is this—Sure you won't tell any single body, Topknot?
Little Folks Astray|Sophia May (Rebecca Sophia Clarke)
A Topknot darted out with one hand to her ear, opened the staff door, Mr. Queet!
Bliss, and Other Stories|Katherine Mansfield

To invite a man to sit until the fire was extinguished with the overflow of the quid was with him the topknot of courtesy.
An Arkansas Planter|Opie Percival Read
He broke and dash'd all to pieces; he tore off her Topknot, and threaten'd no less than utter Destruction204 to all about him.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
Same when a mestizo buzzes close; you can have his topknot as much as you like.
The Treasure of Pearls|Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for topknot

topknot

/ (ˈtɒpˌnɒt) /

noun

a crest, tuft, decorative bow, chignon, etc, on the top of the head

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)

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单词	topknot
释义	topknot [ top-not ] / ˈtɒpˌnɒt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR topknot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tuft of hair growing on the top of the head. hair fashioned into a knob or ball on top of the head. a tuft or crest of feathers on the head of a bird. a knot or bow of ribbon worn on the top of the head. Origin of topknot First recorded in 1680–90; top¹ + knot¹ Words nearby topknot topic sentence, to pieces, topkhana, top kick, top kill, topknot, topless, top-level, topline, top loader, toplofty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for topknot On stage, Amber spoofed Sarah Palin in a topknot and librarian glasses, yanking a toy gun and stuffed moose from her skirt. Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending\|Anne Berry\|September 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She had bright-red lips and her hair was bound up tightly in a topknot. Nepal Old and New: Kathmandu Valley’s Royal Cities Get a Facelift\|Condé Nast Traveler\|August 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The name of it is—a secret, and the secret is this—Sure you won't tell any single body, Topknot? Little Folks Astray\|Sophia May (Rebecca Sophia Clarke) A Topknot darted out with one hand to her ear, opened the staff door, Mr. Queet! Bliss, and Other Stories\|Katherine Mansfield To invite a man to sit until the fire was extinguished with the overflow of the quid was with him the topknot of courtesy. An Arkansas Planter\|Opie Percival Read He broke and dash'd all to pieces; he tore off her Topknot, and threaten'd no less than utter Destruction204 to all about him. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III\|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz Same when a mestizo buzzes close; you can have his topknot as much as you like. The Treasure of Pearls\|Gustave Aimard British Dictionary definitions for topknot topknot / (ˈtɒpˌnɒt) / noun a crest, tuft, decorative bow, chignon, etc, on the top of the head 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) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to topknot group, shock, collection, cluster, knot, bunch, cowlick, feathers, ruff, plumage, tussock
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topknot

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