Bowknot


bow2 (def 4).
Historical Examples

Marjorie Dean College Freshman Pauline Lester
Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts Roy Rutherford Bailey
Canyons of the Colorado J. W. Powell
The Lion and the Unicorn and Other Stories Richard Harding Davis
Burned Bridges Bertrand W. Sinclair
Educational Toys Louis C. Petersen
Marjorie Dean College Freshman Pauline Lester

noun
a decorative knot usually having two loops and two loose ends; bow

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