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knot.

a knot, bun (of hair), skein

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/knɔt/
  1. a knot, bun (of hair), skein

    feminine · masculine
  2. the top or crest (with messy branches) of certain woody plants, notably willows

    feminine · masculine
  3. a flax seed box

    feminine · masculine
  4. a marble to play with

    dialectal · feminine · masculine
  5. a prank, joke

    feminine · masculine
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.

noun/knɔt/
  1. the bird species Calidris canutus (syn. Tringa canutis)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From the cognate English knot, possibly influenced by Vulgar Latin canutus (“grey-headed", "grizzled”).

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