topknot : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: topknot	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for topknot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
topknot n headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair showy crest or knot of hair or feathers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topknot \Top"knot`\, n. 1. A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women. A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A small Europen flounder ({Rhoumbus punctatus}). The name is also applied to allied species.