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knosp |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knop \Knop\, n. [OE. knop, knoppe; cf D. knop, knoop, G. knopf, Dan. knap, knop, Sw knapp, knopp, button, bud, Icel. knappr, and E. knap, n. Cf {Knap}, {Knob}.] 1. A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button. Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. --Ex. xxv. 21. 2. (Arch.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also {knob}, and {knosp}. {Knop sedge} (Bot.), the bur reed ({Sparganium}); -- so called from its globular clusters of seed vessels. --Prior. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knosp \Knosp\, n. [Cf. G. knospe bud, E. knop, knar.] (Arch.) Same as {Knop},2. --Milman.