knospn.
/nɒsp/ rare.
An architectural (or other) ornament in the form of a bud, or forming a bunch-like or rounded protuberance; a knop, knob, boss, stud.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration specifically in relief > [noun] > bosses and knobs
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knop1362
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knotc1394
stooth1397
stud1420
bullion1463
torea1572
bossing1583
knurl1608
button1669
tachette1688
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nail head1836
pellet1842
1808 W. Scott Marmion v. Introd. 233 Ere from thy mural crown there fell The slightest knosp, or pinnacle.
1820 W. Scott Abbot III. v*. 143 The black-lettered Bible..adorned with massive silver clasps and knosps.
1855 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity VI. xiv. viii. 586 Prodigality of ornament, knosps, shrinework, corbels, gurgoyles.
Derivatives
knosped adj. /nɒspt/poetic./ˈnɒspɪd/ furnished with knosps.
/nɒspt/poetic./ˈnɒspɪd/ furnished with knosps.ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > decoration specifically in relief > [adjective] > bosses and knobs
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stoothed1467
bossed1615
knosped1818
knotted1830
1818 H. H. Milman Samor x. 290 The iron or the knosped brass.
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