knort

A name given in Lapland to a species of sandfly, which is a greater pest there than is even the mosquito. It quietly works its way into a person's clothing, where it makes itself as much at home as any of the wingle vermin. Its bite is practically painle , and hardly noticeable at the time, but on the second day it swells into a big, burning wound, to rub or chafe which is intolerable agony. knõsp, s. [Etym, doubtful.] Arch.: A bud or unopened leaf or flower, used as an architectural ornament.