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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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["o]l.)  A  small  Europen  flounder  ({Rhoumbus 
  punctatus}).  The  name  is  also  applied  to  allied  species. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  topknot 
  n  1:  decorative  ribbon  or  bow  worn  as  a  headdress 
  2:  showy  crest  or  knot  of  hair  or  feathers 




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