water knot

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing.
    — To tie a water-knot, lay the end of one of your hairs about five inches or less, over that of the other, and through the loop, which you would make to time them in a common way, pass the long and short end of the hairs, which will lie to the right of the loop, twice, and wetting the knot with your tongue, draw it close, and cut off the spare hair.
  2. Synonym of fisherman's knot.

词形变化

water knots plural

词源

Uncertain, apparently water + knot. Attested from at least the 18th century.
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