knot.
a knot, bun (of hair), skein
Meaning & usage
a knot, bun (of hair), skein
the top or crest (with messy branches) of certain woody plants, notably willows
a flax seed box
a marble to play with
a prank, joke
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch cnudde, Old Dutch *knotto, from Proto-Germanic *knuttan-, *knuttô. Related to knod, English knot, West Frisian knotte, Middle High German Knotze, German Knoten, Danish knude, Norwegian knute, Swedish knut, etc.
the bird species Calidris canutus (syn. Tringa canutis)
Where this word comes from
From the cognate English knot, possibly influenced by Vulgar Latin canutus (“grey-headed", "grizzled”).
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