shoulder-knot
noun1
Historical An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulders of fashionable men's jackets, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ‘May I?’ she whispered, smiling round into his face. His shoulder-knots just perceptibly rose.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
2
A similar ornament of other materials worn on a military dress uniform.
3
A moth bearing a resemblance to such ornaments.
- Derived terms
- Blair's shoulder-knot, grey shoulder-knot, minor shoulder-knot, rustic shoulder-knot, rusty shoulder-knot