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Topknot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.

    "A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot."

  2. 2
    showy crest or knot of hair or feathers wordnet
  3. 3
    A decorative headdress.
  4. 4
    headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair wordnet
  5. 5
    A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.
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  1. 6
    Any fish in one of several genera:; The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
  2. 7
    Any fish in one of several genera:; The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
  3. 8
    Any fish in one of several genera:; The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
  4. 9
    Any fish in one of several genera:; Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
  5. 10
    Any fish in one of several genera:; A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).

Etymology

From top + knot.

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