topknot
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topknot
- /ˌtɒpˈnɒt/ Canada, UK
- /ˌtɑpˈnɑt/ US
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From top + knot.
noun topknots
- A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers. A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot.
- A decorative headdress.
- A crest of feathers upon the head of a bird.
- A crested pigeon, or, a topknot pigeon.
- The wool shorn from the crown of a sheep. Dan flung away the belly wool with a flash of the hand; ripped off the ‘top knot’, snipped a bit of wool from round the horns[.]
- The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
- The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
- The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
- Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
- A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).
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noun a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
| Deutsch | Haarknoten |
|---|---|
| Русский | чуб čub |
Talk about this word "topknot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/topknot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. topknot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/topknot "topknot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/topknot.
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@misc{topknot_2026,
title = {topknot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topknot},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
