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An ornamental knot of rib bon worn on the shoulder; an epaulet. "With the king's shoulder - knot and gay cockade." Cowper: Table Talk , 44. *shoulder-knotted, adj . Wearing a shoulder shoulder-of-mutton sail, s . knot. Naut .: A triangular fore-and-aft sail, employed on boats, . The apex is at the head of the mast, and the foot is extended by a boom. "Somewhat resembling what we call a shoulder -of-mutton sail, and used for boats belonging to men of war."Cook: First Voyage , bk. i., ch. xviii.