shoulder-knot

noun

An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulders of fashionable men's jackets, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Meanings

nounshoulder-knot (plural shoulder-knots)

plural shoulder-knots · alternative shoulder knot

  1. historicalAn ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulders of fashionable men's jackets, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

    ‘May I?’ she whispered, smiling round into his face. His shoulder-knots just perceptibly rose.

    1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson
  2. A similar ornament of other materials worn on a military dress uniform.
  3. A moth bearing a resemblance to such ornaments.
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APA

shoulder-knot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder-knot

MLA

“shoulder-knot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder-knot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoulder-knot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoulder-knot.

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