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butterfly knot en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line. Much used by mountaineers. Also known as the alpine butterfly knot.
  2. A small decorative woven knot using one or two cords.

Forms

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Deriveds

butterfly-knotted

Translations (9)

fr nœud de papillon (type of knot) · de Schmetterlingsknoten (type of knot) · es nudo mariposa alpino (type of knot) · fi alppiperhonen (type of knot) · fr nœud d'encordement (type of knot) · et alpiliblikas (type of knot) · et vahemehesõlm (type of knot) · fr nœud de vire (type of knot) · fr nœud de papillon alpin (type of knot)