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knotted
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Knot \Knot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Knotting.] 1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. "Knotted curls." --Drayton. [1913 Webster] As tight as I could knot the noose. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite closely; to knit together. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Knotted \Knot"ted\, a.
1. Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord;
the knotted oak. --Dryden.
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2. Interwoven; matted; entangled.
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Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part.
--Shak.
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3. Having intersecting lines or figures.
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The west corner of thy curious knotted garden.
--Shak.
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4. (Geol.) 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. --Percival.
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5. Entangled; puzzling; knotty. [R.]
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They're catched in knotted lawlike nets. --Hudibras.
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