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Webster 1913 Edition
Knop
Knop
(nŏp)
, Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Knop
KNOP
,Noun.
nop.
A knob; a tufted top; a bud; a bunch; a button.
Definition 2024
Knop
knop
knop
See also: Knop
English
Noun
knop (plural knops)
- A knob, usually ornamental
Translations
an ornamental knob
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔp
Etymology
Cognate with English knob and German Knopf.
Noun
knop m (plural knoppen, diminutive knopje n)
- a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc.
- a button, control device to push etc.; metonymy: control, power to stop
- a bud on a (growing) plant
Synonyms
- (control device): schakelaar
Derived terms
- deurknop
- knopmade m, f
- knopvormig
- lichtknop
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German knop and Dutch knoop
Noun
knop m (definite singular knopen, indefinite plural knoper, definite plural knopene)
- a knot (e.g. in a rope)
knop m (definite singular knopen, indefinite plural knop, definite plural knopene)
- a knot (one nautical mile per hour)
References
- “knop” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German knop and Dutch knoop
Noun
knop m (definite singular knopen, indefinite plural knopar, definite plural knopane)
- a knot (e.g. in a rope)
knop m (definite singular knopen, indefinite plural knop, definite plural knopane)
- a knot (one nautical mile per hour)
References
- “knop” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.