"shoulder-knot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoulder-knots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shoulder-knot (plural shoulder-knots)
  1. (historical) An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulders of fashionable men's jackets, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-shoulder-knot-en-noun-SDps5uVg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 2
  2. A similar ornament of other materials worn on a military dress uniform.
    Sense id: en-shoulder-knot-en-noun-79xvaIHO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 49 2
  3. A moth bearing a resemblance to such ornaments.
    Sense id: en-shoulder-knot-en-noun-bTQehhcn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shoulder knot Derived forms: Blair's shoulder-knot (taxonomic: Lithophane leautieri), grey shoulder-knot (taxonomic: Lithophane ornitopus), minor shoulder-knot (taxonomic: Brachylomia viminalis), rustic shoulder-knot (taxonomic: Apamea sordens), rusty shoulder-knot (taxonomic: Aseptis binotata)

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