GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Knob (?), n. [A modification of knop. Cf. Nob.]
1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a lump; as, “a knob in the flesh, or on a bone”.
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2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, “the knob of a lock, door, or drawer”. Chaucer.
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3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, “the Pilot Knob”. [U. S.] Bartlett.
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4. (Arch.) See Knop.
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Knob latch, a latch which can be operated by turning a knob, without using a key.
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Knob, v. i. To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.] Drant.
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Knop (nŏp), 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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