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Dictionary: top·knot   (tŏp'nŏt') pronunciation

n.
  1. A crest or knot of hair or feathers on the crown of the head.
  2. A decorative ribbon or bow worn as a headdress.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair

Meaning #2: showy crest or knot of hair or feathers


Wikipedia: Topknot
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Topknot may refer to:

  • A hairstyle or haircut, historically prevalent in East Asia:
    • Chonmage, a traditional Japanese haircut worn by men
    • Sangtu, a knot of hair that married men of Joseon wore
  • Several species of fishes:
    • The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus.
    • The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus.
    • The Brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus.
    • Several species in the genus Zeugopterus.

Translations: Topknot
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hårsløjfe, hårtop, øverste etage

Nederlands (Dutch)
(haar)knot(je)

Français (French)
n. - n¯ud de cheveux ou de plumes (sur le sommet de la tête), catogan

Deutsch (German)
n. - Haarknoten, Haarschleife

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κεφαλόδεσμος

Italiano (Italian)
nastro da capelli, ciuffo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - penacho (m), topete (m), poupa (m)

Русский (Russian)
чуб/хохолок, пучок листьев на верхушке плода, (зоол.) камбала

Español (Spanish)
n. - moño, copete, penacho

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hårknut, hårtofs, hårband, hårprydnad, knopp, boll (huvud) (sl.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
头饰, 顶髻, 鸟的冠毛

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頭飾, 頂髻, 鳥的冠毛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 나비 매듭의 리본, 상투, 넙치의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - まげ, 毛の房, ちょう結びのリボン, 冠毛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قوامها أشرطه معقودة أو كتله من ريش أو زهر, حليه للرأس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ציצת-קודקוד, בלורית‬


 
 
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