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/lˈəvərz nɑt/ Listen

Lovers' knot

noun

A stylized or decorative knot used as an emblem of love. Synonyms: love knot, lover's knot, true lover's knot, true lovers' knot.

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"Lovers' knot" Quotes from Famous Books

... with Pasquale, I passed a restless night. My slumbers were haunted by dreams of pirate yachts flying the jolly Roger, on which the skull and crossbones melted grotesquely into a wedding-ring and a true lovers' knot. I awoke to the conviction that so long as the vessel remained on English waters I could find no security in London. I resolved ...

— The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne • William J. Locke

... remaining of King Henry's building are the gatehouse, some turrets, a mantelpiece in the presence chamber, which bears the initials H. and A. (Henry and Anne Boleyn) with a true lovers' knot, the Chapel Royal (which has, of course, been renovated), and the tapestry-room. Levees are ...

— The Strand District - The Fascination of London • Sir Walter Besant

Words linked to "Lovers' knot" : knot, true lovers' knot, lover's knot, love knot