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Meaning of water knot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A type of bend knot used to join the ends of lines or flat material such as tubular webbing.
  2. Synonym of fisherman's knot.

Examples

“To tie a water-knot, lay the end of one of your hairs about five inches or less, over that of the other, and through the loop, which you would make to time them in a common way, pass the long and short end of the hairs, which will lie to the right of the loop, twice, and wetting the knot with your tongue, draw it close, and cut off the spare hair.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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