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any of the kinds of knot (knot, n.1 1) used by sailors; also, a kind of knot used in tying a neck-tie.
= sailor's knot n. at compounds 3.
a style of knot used in tying neckties, popularly associated with the Prince of Wales (see etymological note).
attributive in names of various things now or originally obtained, made, cultivated, etc. at or near… a large, loose knot in a (neck)tie.