love knot

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noun

a knot of ribbon as a token of love.

Also called lover's knot.

Origin of love knot

1350–1400; Middle English love knotte

Words nearby love knot

love hotel, love-in, love-in-a-mist, love-in-idleness, Lovejoy, love knot, Lovelace, Loveland, loveless, love letter, love-lies-bleeding

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Example sentences from the Web for love knot

As to whether the love-knot of which Mary Garland had the keeping still held firm, who should pronounce?
Roderick Hudson|Henry James
Who knows but that some day you may be showing it for a love-knot?'
A Gentleman of France|Stanley Weyman
To fasten his hood he has a curious gold pin, wrought at the greater end with a love-knot.
English Costume|Dion Clayton Calthrop
Troilus gives the maiden a sleeve, and she gives her Adonis a glove, as a love-knot.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

She gave him the love-knot from her breast, and stored his little trinket in that pure shrine.
Mary Anerley|R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for love knot

love knot

noun

a stylized bow, usually of ribbon, symbolizing the bond between two loversAlso called: lover's knot

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单词	love knot
释义	love knot SEE SYNONYMS FOR love knot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a knot of ribbon as a token of love. Also called lover's knot. Origin of love knot 1350–1400; Middle English love knotte Words nearby love knot love hotel, love-in, love-in-a-mist, love-in-idleness, Lovejoy, love knot, Lovelace, Loveland, loveless, love letter, love-lies-bleeding Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for love knot As to whether the love-knot of which Mary Garland had the keeping still held firm, who should pronounce? Roderick Hudson\|Henry James Who knows but that some day you may be showing it for a love-knot?' A Gentleman of France\|Stanley Weyman To fasten his hood he has a curious gold pin, wrought at the greater end with a love-knot. English Costume\|Dion Clayton Calthrop Troilus gives the maiden a sleeve, and she gives her Adonis a glove, as a love-knot. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. She gave him the love-knot from her breast, and stored his little trinket in that pure shrine. Mary Anerley\|R. D. Blackmore British Dictionary definitions for love knot love knot noun a stylized bow, usually of ribbon, symbolizing the bond between two loversAlso called: lover's knot 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 love knot rosette, truelove knot
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love knot

noun

Origin of love knot

Words nearby love knot

Example sentences from the Web for love knot

British Dictionary definitions for love knot

noun

Words related to love knot