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topknot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++top·knot /ˈtɒpnɒt $ ˈtɑːpnɑːt/ noun [countable]  DChair that is tied together on top of your head 顶髻
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topknotHis head was shaven but for a topknot.Hair formed either a halo or a topknot, instead of falling into whatever style a woman wished it might.Only a bold topknot of dry leaves thrust from his crown, grey-green and jagged.He cut off his topknot, wore his hair in the short Western style, and grew a trim mustache.To a Clinton outfitted in topknot and kimono.He stared at the topknot of red-gold curls, straining to remember.His mates laughed, and helped him tie the topknot.
top·knot nounChineseSyllable
top hair on that together of tied Corpus is


topknot
topknot /ˈtɒpnɒt $ ˈtɑːpnɑːt/ noun [countable]
hair that is tied together on top of your head


top·knotBrE /ˈtɒpnɒt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtɑːpnɑːt/ 🔊 nouna way of arranging your hair in which it is tied up on the top of your head 顶髻