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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Knop \Knop\ (n[o^]p), 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.
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Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops
and their flowers. --Ex. xxv. 21.
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2. (Arch.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp.,
the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then
synonymous with {finial}; -- called also {knob}, and
{knosp}.
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{Knop sedge} (Bot.), the bur reed ({Sparganium}); -- so
called from its globular clusters of seed vessels.
--Prior.
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