topknot

topknot
/top"not'/, n.
1. a tuft of hair growing on the top of the head.
2. hair fashioned into a knob or ball on top of the head.
3. a tuft or crest of feathers on the head of a bird.
4. a knot or bow of ribbon worn on the top of the head.
[1680-90; TOP1 + KNOT1]

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