butterfly-knotted

Definitions

1. 1

   Tied in a butterfly knot or knots.

   • The charro wears the traditional big-winged sombrero tied under his chin; the butterfly-knotted tie adorning his breast; the leg-fitting trousers and leather leggings; the waist jacket with thin lapels held by one button over the breast.
   • Getting out of the car, I saw the white-kerchieved butterfly-knotted heads stretching all the way down, hundreds, solid, silent, no move.
   • He rises to get a butterfly-knotted length of yarn from the yarn rack, then sits down and turns on the tape recorder for instructions.

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