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knottage

knottage noun: density of knots, especially in carpets and rugs.

Noun

knottage (plural knottages)

  1. Density of knots, especially in carpets and rugs.
    • High knottage carpets are generally more expensive.
  2. Speed, usually of a ship or aircraft, or of the wind, measured in knots.
    • Sailing into the gale, we managed only a fraction of our usual knottage.

Forms of knottage

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Questions about knottage

What does knottage mean?
Knottage means density of knots, especially in carpets and rugs.
What part of speech is knottage?
Knottage is a noun.
What is the plural of knottage?
The plural of knottage is knottages.

Words near knottage in the dictionary

  1. Knott
  2. Knott County
  3. Knott End
  4. Knott End-on-Sea
  5. knottable
  6. knottage
  7. knottages
  8. knotted
  9. knotted off
  10. knotted pile
  11. knotted piles

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