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TRUE LOVER'S KNOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does true lover's knot mean?
• TRUE LOVER'S KNOT (noun)
The noun TRUE LOVER'S KNOT has 2 senses:
1. a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
2. a knot for tying the ends of two lines together
Familiarity information: TRUE LOVER'S KNOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
love knot; lover's knot; lovers' knot; true lover's knot; true lovers' knot
Hypernyms ("true lover's knot" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A knot for tying the ends of two lines together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fisherman's knot; true lover's knot; truelove knot
Hypernyms ("true lover's knot" is a kind of...):
knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
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