English Dictionary: knotted | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for knotted | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knotted \Knot"ted\, a. 1. Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak. --Dryden. 2. Interwoven; matted; entangled. Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part. --Shak. 3. Having intersecting lines or figures. The west corner of thy curious knotted garden. --Shak. 4. (Geol.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks. --Percival. 5. Entangled; puzzling; knotty. [R.] They're catched in knotted lawlike nets. --Hudibras. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Knot \Knot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knotting}.] 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. [bd]Knotted curls.[b8] --Drayton. As tight as I could knot the noose. --Tennyson. 2. To unite closely; to knit together. --Bacon. 3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.] |