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shoulder-knots

shoulder-knots is the plural of shoulder-knot.

Meaning of shoulder-knot

Noun

shoulder-knot (plural shoulder-knots)

  1. (historical) An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulders of fashionable men's jackets, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
    • ‘May I?’ she whispered, smiling round into his face. His shoulder-knots just perceptibly rose.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
  2. A similar ornament of other materials worn on a military dress uniform.
  3. A moth bearing a resemblance to such ornaments.

Questions about shoulder-knots

What is shoulder-knots the plural of?
Shoulder-knots is the plural of shoulder-knot.

Words near shoulder-knots in the dictionary

  1. shoulder-barges
  2. shoulder-barging
  3. shoulder-blade
  4. shoulder-blades
  5. shoulder-knot
  6. shoulder-knots
  7. shoulder-length
  8. shoulder-of-mutton sail
  9. shoulder-of-mutton sails
  10. shoulder-pole
  11. shoulder-poles

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