true-lover's knot

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 Webster]

Under his tongue a truelove he bore. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

{Truelove knot}, a complicated, involved knot that does not readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagement; -- called also {true-lover's knot}. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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

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

  • 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

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