(a) ‘The doubling of a string in a slip-knot’ (Johnson); a single-looped knot; so bow-knot. (b) A double-looped ornamental knot into which ribbons…

= rosette, n. (in various senses). Now rare.

A knob, knot, or bunch of coloured yarn, ribbons or the like; a weight on the tail of a kite.

A rose-shaped arrangement of ribbons, etc., worn esp. as an ornament, a badge of membership or support (esp. of a sports team or political party)…

colloquial. A cockade on a hat. Obsolete.

That with which anything is tied; a cord, band, or the like, used for fastening something; a knot, noose, or ligature; a natural formation of this…