knop

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an ornamental knob or rounded swelling on a stem, post, vessel, or architectural feature

   A carved knop decorated the top of each bedpost.

2. 2
   noun

   a compact tuft or thickened lump in yarn or fabric

   Each colored knop gave the woven cloth a textured surface.

3. 3
   noun

   a rounded flower bud or a decorative form resembling one

   The stone knop beneath the arch resembles a closed rosebud.

From Middle English knop, influenced by Middle Dutch knoppe and Middle Low German knop, all denoting a knob, bud, or rounded projection. It shares a Germanic ancestry with knob, which eventually became the more common form.

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