Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Knockdown (4)

Knock″down′, n. 1. That which knocks one down; something that overpowers or overwhelms, as strong liquor; specif., a kind of ale or beer that is very strong.2. A knocking down; ...

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Knocker

Knock″er (?), n. One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be used in seeking for admittance.Shut, shut the door, go...

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Knocker (2)

Knock″er (?), n. 1. A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who wins admiration; a “stunner.”2. A species of large cockroach, esp. Blabera gigantea, of semitropica...

760

Knocking

Knock″ing, n. A beating; a rap; a series of raps.The... repeated knockings of the head upon the ground by the Chinese worshiper. H. Spencer.

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Knockings

Knock″ings (?), n. pl.(Mining) Large lumps picked out of the sieve, in dressing ore.

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Knockstone

Knock″stone′ (?), n.(Mining) A block upon which ore is broken up.

763

Knoll

Knoll (?), n. [AS. cnoll; akin to G. knolle, knollen, clod, lump, knob, bunch, OD. knolle ball, bunch, Sw. knöl, Dan. knold.] A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of ...

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Knoll (2)

Knoll (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Knolled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Knolling.] [OE. knollen, AS. cnyllan. See Knell.] To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to proclaim, or ...

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Knoll (3)

Knoll, v. i. To sound, as a bell; to knell. Shak.For a departed being's soulThe death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll. Byron.

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Knoll (4)

Knoll, n. The tolling of a bell; a knell. Byron.

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Knoller

Knoll″er, n. One who tolls a bell. Sherwood.

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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 ...

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Knopped

Knopped (?), a. Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons. Rom. of R.

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Knoppern

Knop″pern (?), n. [Cf. G. knopper. See Knop.] (Zoöl.) A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, — used in tanning and dyeing.

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Knopweed

Knop″weed′ (?), n. Same as Knapweed.

772

Knor

Knor (?), n. See Knur.

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Knosp

Knosp (?), n. [Cf. G. knospe bud, E. knop, knar.] (Arch.) Same as Knop,2. Milman.

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Knot

Knot (?), n. [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. kn�tr, Sw. knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. Knout, Knit.] 1. (a) A...

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Knot (2)

Knot, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Knotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Knotting.] 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. “Knotted curls.” Dray...

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Knot (3)

Knot, v. i. 1. To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to become entangled.Cut hay when it begins to knot. Mortimer.2. To knit knots for fringe or trimming.3. To c...

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Knotberry

Knot″ber′ry (?), n.(Bot.) The cloudberry (Rudus Chamæmorus); — so called from its knotted stems.

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Knotgrass

Knot″grass′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare); knotweed. (b) The dog grass. See under Dog.☞ An infusion of Polygonum aviculare was once su...

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Knotless

Knot″less, a. Free from knots; without knots. “Silver firs with knotless trunks.” Congreve.

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Knotted

Knot″ted (?), a. 1. Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak. Dryden.2. Interwoven; matted; entangled.Make... thy knotted and combined locks to ...

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Knottiness

Knot″ti‐ness (?), n. [From Knotty.] 1. The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.2. Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication. “ Knottiness of his style.” Hare.

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Knotty

Knot″ty (?), a. [Compar.Knottier (?); superl.Knottiest.] 1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty timber; a knotty rope.2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. Rewe....

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Knotweed

Knot″weed′ (nŏt″wēd′), n.(Bot.) See Knotgrass.