01 a. Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.
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Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.
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Interwoven; matted; entangled.“Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part.” — Shak.
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Having intersecting lines or figures.“The west corner of thy curious knotted garden.” — Shak.
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Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks.(Geol.)
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Entangled; puzzling; knotty.[R.]“They're catched in knotted lawlike nets.” — Hudibras.