true lover's knot

true lover's knot
a) Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry.
b) A particular species of moth.

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  • True lover's knot — This article is about the knot. For the species of European moth, see Lycophotia porphyrea. True lover s knot This variation is also a form of the Matthew Walker knot (#2421). Names True lover s knot, Tr …   Wikipedia

  • True Lover's Knot — This article is about the animal. For the rope knot, see True lover s knot. True Lover s Knot Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • true-lover's knot — Truelove True love , n. 1. One really beloved. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}. [1913 Webster] 3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning, perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath. T. R. Lounsbury. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • true lover's knot — noun 1. a knot for tying the ends of two lines together • Syn: ↑fisherman s knot, ↑truelove knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot 2. a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love • Syn: ↑love knot, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • true-lover's knot — true love knot or trueˈ lovˈer s knot noun An ornamental or symbolic knot or interlaced design, as a two looped bow or a knot with two interlaced loops • • • Main Entry: ↑true …   Useful english dictionary

  • true lover's knot — noun Date: 1615 a complicated ornamental knot not readily untied and symbolic of mutual love called also truelove knot see knot illustration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lover's knot — noun a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love • Syn: ↑love knot, ↑lovers knot, ↑true lovers knot, ↑true lover s knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • true lovers' knot — noun a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love • Syn: ↑love knot, ↑lovers knot, ↑lover s knot, ↑true lover s knot • Hypernyms: ↑knot …   Useful english dictionary

  • true-love-knot — n. True lover s knot …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Bowen knot — Knot details name= Bowen knot names= Bowen s knot, Tristram knot, True lover s knot caption= type= type2= strength= origin= related= Unknot, Carrick bend releasing= uses= Heraldic emblem caveat= Not a knot abok number= The Bowen knot is not a… …   Wikipedia

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