Knotted
['nɒtɪd] or ['nɑtɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Knot
(a.) Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.
(a.) Interwoven; matted; entangled.
(a.) Having intersecting lines or figures.
(a.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.
(a.) Entangled; puzzling; knotty.
Editor: Milton
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Knotty, knurly.
Checker: Wendy
Examples
- She was much given to tying up her head in a pocket-handkerchief, knotted under the chin. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They gave her SUCH pleasure, as they lay, the three circles, with their knotted jewels, entangled in her palm. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Before the drum sat three old females, each armed with a knotted branch fifteen or eighteen inches in length. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- You are fatigued, said madame, raising her glance as she knotted the money. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Lily had an odd sense of being behind the social tapestry, on the side where the threads were knotted and the loose ends hung. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He hasn't,' repeated the other to his knotted stick, as he gave it a hug; 'he hasn't got--ha! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- With the aid of his indispensable cap, he represented a man with his elbows bound fast at his hips, with cords that were knotted behind him. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- His face flushed with anger, and his brows knotted over his blue Teutonic eyes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Checker: Wendy