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true lovers' knot

true lovers' knot is the alternative form of true lover's knot.

Meaning of true lover's knot

Noun

true lover's knot (plural true lover's knots)

  1. Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry.
  2. Lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection.
  3. A particular species of moth (Lycophotia porphyrea).
  4. A particular knot of eight crossings.
  5. A small plant in the family Melanthiaceae (Paris quadrifolia).
    Synonyms:
    herb paris

Forms of true lovers' knot

pluraltrue lovers' knots

Questions about true lovers' knot

What is true lovers' knot the alternative form of?
True lovers' knot is the alternative form of true lover's knot.

Words near true lovers' knot in the dictionary

  1. true lemur
  2. true lemurs
  3. true love
  4. true lover's knot
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  6. true lovers' knot
  7. true loves
  8. true mahogany
  9. true melon
  10. true muonium
  11. true muoniums

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