See Also: knop(medicine)
knop(dictionary)

knop (iou)



knop noun. ME.
[Middle Low German, Middle Dutch knoppe (Dutch knop) = Old Frisian knop, Old High German knoph (German Knopf knob, knot, button). Cf. KNAP noun1.]
A small rounded (esp. ornamental) protuberance; a knob, a boss, a stud, a tassel, etc. ME.
b. A swelling on the skin; a wart, a pimple, a callus. M16-E19.
c. An ornamental loop or tuft formed in a strand of yarn. E20.
The kneecap; the elbow-joint. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
A flower-bud. arch. LME.
knopped adjective (a) having knops, knobby; (b) formed into a knop or knob: LME.