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square knot
noun
- a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of square knot1
First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences
Next bring those two pieces up over and tie them together in a square knot, as shown in Figs. 85 and 86.
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She must know how to sew a button on properly, Helen made a grimace, to tie a square knot and to do several other things.
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Not very seriously, I am afraid, lamented Nathalie, judging from the bungle I made in trying to learn that square knot.
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There are three kinds of knots—the overhand knot, the square knot and the "Granny" knot.
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Tie the single ends with a square knot, and fringe them out; leave the loop.
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