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topknot

noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Canada, UK: /ˌtɒpˈnɒt/
  • US: /ˌtɑpˈnɑt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T AA1 P N AA2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head, sometimes having ribbons or feathers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A decorative headdress.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any fish in one of several genera:

The New Zealand topknot, Notoclinus fenestratus

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Any fish in one of several genera:

The Norwegian topknot, Phrynorhombus norvegicus

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Any fish in one of several genera:

The brown topknot, Notoclinus compressus

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Any fish in one of several genera:

Several species in the genus Zeugopterus

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Any fish in one of several genera:

A small European flounder (Phrynorhombus regius, syn. Rhombus punctatus).

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9

noun

Meaning 9

showy crest or knot of hair or feathers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: crest

10

noun

Meaning 10

headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: headdress, headgear

History

Etymology

From top + knot.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: haarknoop — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Finnish: nuttura — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • German: Haarknoten — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Ancient Greek: κρωβύλος (krōbúlos) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Ilocano: pinggol — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Irish: cocán gruaige — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Kazakh: айдар (aidar) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Māori: tihi — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Māori: tikitiki — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Māori: puhi — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Māori: ngoi — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Polish: osełedec — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Russian: хохо́л (xoxól) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Russian: хохоло́к (xoxolók) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Russian: чуб (čub) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Tagalog: puyod — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Tagalog: pusod — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Turkish: topuz — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Ukrainian: чуб (čub) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Ukrainian: оселе́дець (oselédecʹ) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Yakut: көҕүл (köğül) — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: duqbyoem — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: dujdiq — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gaeh — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gaenqcuij — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gaenqgyaeuj — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gotgyauj — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gyaeujgun — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gyaeujnaen — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: gyauj — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Zhuang: hotngunh — a decorative knot of hair on the crown of the head
  • Irish: cnota mullaigh — a decorative headdress
  • Polish: czub — a decorative headdress