sword knot

The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1910 · p. 24

A knotted ribbon or ta el tied to the hilt of a sword. "Wigs with wigs, with sword - knots sword- knots strive." Pope : Rape of Lock , i. 101. *sword-law, s. Government by the sword or by force. ( Milton : P. L. , xi. 62.) sword-lily, 8. Bot.: The genus Gladiolus. [CORN-FLAG.] sword-man, s. [SWORDMAN.]