knotting

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knotting - 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.
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              As tight as I could knot the noose.   --Tennyson.
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     2. To unite closely; to knit together. --Bacon.
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     3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.]
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