English Explanatory Dictionary

shoulder-knot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulders of fashionable men's jackets, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. A similar ornament of other materials worn on a military dress uniform.
  3. A moth bearing a resemblance to such ornaments.

Word forms

shoulder-knot shoulder-knots shoulder knot

Derived words

Blair's shoulder-knot grey shoulder-knot minor shoulder-knot rustic shoulder-knot rusty shoulder-knot
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