KNOT

n. NoH. Gr., a/u/^a (from airrei.v, to fasten). Lat., nodus. Fr., nceud. Ger., Kuoteu. It., no do. Sp., nudo. \. An intertwining of a cord or of two or more cords in such manner that traction does not readily, if at all, undo the arrangement. 2. An enlargement so produced, also any similar enlargement; in botany, a joint in the stem of a plant, also a hard nodule, formed from a partially developed bud, in which the woody matter acquires a firm texture by being pre ed upon by the surrounding ti ue, [a, 35.] Clove-hitch k. See CLOVE-HITCH. Double k. See Friction k. False k. See Granny k. False k's of the umbilical cord. Lat., nodi gelati nos i (seuspurii). Fr.,faux noeuds du cordon ombilical. Ger., falsche Knoten (der Nabelschnur). Knot-like enlargements of the umbilical cord caused by accumulations of the gelatin of Wharton. [A, 19.] Friction k. A k. in which the two ends of the cord are intwined twice before it is drawn tight. [A, 393 (a. 42).] Gerdy's extension k. A k. FRICTION KNOT. [AFTER WYETH.] similar in principle and application to the clove-hitch, used in making extension of the leg at the ankle. [E.] Gerin k's. See Lymph k's. Granny k. Ger., Alt we i berk no ten. A double k. in which one end of the cord in the second k. is pa ed over or under the other in the same relative position as in the first k. [a, 34.] K'berry. The Rubus chamcemorus. [B, 19 (, 35).] K.-gra . See the major list. K's of the umbilical cord. Lat., nodi umbilici. Fr., nceuds du cordon otnbilical. See False k's of the umbilical cord and True k's of the umbilical cord. K.-root. See COLLINS ON I A can a dens is. K.- weed. See the major list. K'wort. The Poly(jonum aviculare: in the pi., k'worts, the Illecebracece. [B, 19 (a, 35).] Ligature k. See Square k. Lymph k's. Spots in lymphatic follicles or glands where the cell multiplication is particularly active. [J, 19, 124.] Packer's k. The knotted bandage, [a, 34.] Net k's. Ger., Netzknoten. Threads or fibrils of a resting nucleus arranged in a net-like ma . [J.] Reef STAFF ORDS HIRE KNOT. k., Sailor's k., Square k. A double k. in which one end of the cord in the second k. is pa ed over or under the other in the reverse of their relation in the first k. [a, 34.] Staff ords hire k. A k. formed by carrying a silk ligature through ti ue by a needle and withdrawing the latter so as to leave a loop on the distal side; this loop is drawn over the ti ue, one of the free ends of the ligature is O, no; O", not; Os, whole; Th, thin; Th2, the; U, like oo in 263 [s. 547]