See Also: knotted(medicine)
knotted(dictionary)
knotted(dictionary)

knotted (iou)



knotted adjective. ME.
[from KNOT noun1, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Having a knot or knots tied in it; fastened with a knot. ME.
A. Sillitoe He wore a knotted tie over a white collar. N. Freeling Every kind of..junk held together with knotted bits of string.
b. fig. Complex, intricate; twisted as in a knot. M17.
Characterized by knobs or protuberances; gnarled; (of the brows) furrowed, knitted. LME.
Tolkien A huge man with..great bare arms and legs with knotted muscles. New Yorker My father's hands..are brown and knotted.
b. Formed into a compact close mass esp. of blossom. Long dial. exc. in knotted MARJORAM. E17.
c. Decorated with knots or bosses. M19.
Of a garden: laid out in an intricate design. L16.
Phrases: get knotted! colloq. go away! stop annoying me! nonsense!
knottedness noun the fact or manner of being formed into a knot E20.