Topknot

Definition of Topknot

Top´knot`
n.1.A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an ornamental 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.(Zool.) A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name is also applied to allied species.

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braid, bun, cap, capsheaf, caput, chignon, coil, crest, crown, cue, feather, hackle, head, heading, headpiece, knot, panache, pigtail, pinhead, pinion, plait, plume, plumule, queue, quill, rattail, scapular, tail, tuft, twist
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