Topknot

Word TOPKNOT
Character 7
Hyphenation top knot
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Definitions and meanings of "Topknot"

What do we mean by topknot?

A crest or knot of hair or feathers on the crown of the head. noun

A decorative ribbon or bow worn as a headdress. noun

Any knot, tuft, or crest worn or growing on the head: applied to any egret, crest, or tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, the hair on the top of the human head, any projecting or conspicuous ornament for the head, etc.; specifically, a bow, as of ribbon, forming a part of the head-dress of women in the seventeenth century. noun

A flatfish, Phrynorhombus unimaculatus, or Bloch's topknot, and some related species: so called from a long filament on the head. noun

One of any of the breeds of domestic hens which have a crest. noun

A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an ornamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women. noun

A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name is also applied to allied species. noun

A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers noun

A decorative headdress noun

A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird. noun

A small European flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus or allied species). noun

Headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair noun

Showy crest or knot of hair or feathers noun

A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.

A decorative headdress.

A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.

Any fish in one of several genera:

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The word "topknot" in example sentences

She wore a false front, which she called a topknot, the small, crimped, deep-brown mohair curls of which were bound about her forehead with a bit of black velvet ribbon, while gray hairs straggled from underneath to make the patent sham more transparent still; and over her topknot she wore a rusty black cap that enclosed the keen monkeyish face like a ruff. ❋ Various (N/A)

This last is observed in Burma and Laos, but not in Siam and Camboja where is substituted for it the Kôn Chũ̆k or shaving of the topknot, which is allowed to grow until the eleventh or thirteenth year. ❋ Charles Eliot (1896)

His long hair, pure white, was twisted up in a kind of topknot and fastened there by pins of dull gold. ❋ George Allan England (1906)

He kissed her hand and then the "topknot" as he called the point into which her hair was gathered at the crown of her head. ❋ David Graham Phillips (1889)

The topknot was the extra touch ” the touch of poetry that I have always looked for in things, and that Hiram, in his way, craved and sought for, too. ❋ Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931 (1914)

Diminutive and feisty, Clayton was recognized by her trademark hairstyle—a tall, tightly pinned topknot anchored by a shiny headband. ❋ Rebecca Burns (2011)

I wore my hair up in a loose and messy topknot with these flashy, oversized rhinestone hoops. ❋ Meesha Mink (2011)

Before a show, she said, the handler and stylist arrive between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. and work for five or six hours straight on shaping, combing and conditioning Inge's hair, including the topknot. ❋ Sophia Hollander (2011)

I took a hot but quick shower, pulled my hair up into a topknot, and got dressed before I left my apartment. ❋ Meesha Mink (2011)

I have a long, lightning-rod ponytail of white filaments flowing back from my topknot jack. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She stared him down and he let her turn her back to him, her topknot ponytail flicking the air and her red boots stomping the dirty sidewalk. ❋ Carol Reid (2010)

His dark suit, sunglasses, and topknot make him look like a weird Japanese version of a slick gangster, but his dedication above all to Riko gives him an odd charm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Set high along the right wall, a fourth-century stucco head looks down, hair piled in a topknot indicating buddhahood, while at the back of the room a frieze from the late second to third century shows the Buddha teaching. ❋ Lee Lawrence (2011)

Perfectly Polite + Volatile Temper + Rigid Culture Controls Temper = recipe for a warrior caste society that will gut you like a fish if you touch their topknot. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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