TRUE LOVER'S KNOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does true lover's knot mean? 

• TRUE LOVER'S KNOT (noun)
  The noun TRUE LOVER'S KNOT has 2 senses:

1. a stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love

2. a knot for tying the ends of two lines together

  Familiarity information: TRUE LOVER'S KNOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRUE LOVER'S KNOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

love knot; lover's knot; lovers' knot; true lover's knot; true lovers' knot

Hypernyms ("true lover's knot" is a kind of...):

knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A knot for tying the ends of two lines together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fisherman's knot; true lover's knot; truelove knot

Hypernyms ("true lover's knot" is a kind of...):

knot (any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)