knop

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

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.].

•  A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.  [1913 Webster]

  "Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers."  [1913 Webster]
•  Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and knosp.  [1913 Webster]

Knop sedge (Bot.), the bur reed (Sparganium); -- so called from its globular clusters of seed vessels. Prior.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

knop, n.
1 a knob, esp. ornamental.
2 an ornamental loop or tuft in yarn.
3 archaic a flower-bud.

Etymology

ME f. MLG, MDu. knoppe