shoulder knot


noun
  1. a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.

  2. one of a pair of detachable ceremonial ornaments consisting of braided cord, worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.

Origin of shoulder knot

1
First recorded in 1670–80

Words Nearby shoulder knot

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How to use shoulder knot in a sentence

  • There was the big footman—shoulder-knot, red breeches, and all.

  • The lieutenant holds the staff and hat, shoulder-knot and badge, and neckerchief of the Tenderfoot.

  • The coastguard had emptied both his pistols, and one of the bullets cut through the officer's shoulder-knot.

    The Romance of the Coast | James Runciman
  • Her two slender flutes hung dangling from her flowered shoulder-knot along her back.

    Ancient Manners | Pierre Louys
  • And what was that devil's device flashing on button and shoulder-knot?

    The Reckoning | Robert W. Chambers