topknot

topknot

English

Etymology

top +‎ knot

Noun

topknot (plural topknots)

1. a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers
   • (Can we date this quote?) Sir Walter Scott

     A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot.

2. a decorative headdress
3. A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.
4. Any fish in one of several genera:
   1. The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus
   2. The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus
   3. The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus
   4. Several species in the genus Zeugopterus
   5. A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).

Translations

a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head

Finnish: nuttura (fi) German: Haarknoten m Greek: Ancient: κρωβύλος m (krōbúlos) Irish: cocán gruaige m Kazakh: айдар (aydar)

Maori: tihi, tikitiki, puhi, ngoi Russian: хохо́л (ru) m (xoxól), хохоло́к (ru) m (xoxolók), чуб (ru) m (čub) Tagalog: puyod Turkish: topuz (tr) Ukrainian: чуб m (čub), оселе́дець m (oselédecʹ) Yakut: көҕүл (köğül)

a decorative headdress

Irish: cnota mullaigh m

See also

• (hair): bun, man-bun