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  1. imp. & p. p. of Knot
  2. a. Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak.
  3. a. Interwoven; matted; entangled.
  4. a. Having intersecting lines or figures.
  5. a. 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.
  6. a. Entangled; puzzling; knotty.
  7. adj. tied with a knot
  8. adj. used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
  9. 1. Full of knots; having knots knurled; as, a knotted cord; the knotted oak. Dryden. 2. Interwoven; matted; entangled. Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part. Shak. 3. Having intersecting lines or figures. The west corner of thy curious knotted garden. Shak. 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. 5. Entangled; puzzling; knotty. [R.] They're catched in knotted lawlike nets. Hudibras.
  10. Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly composed ofmica, less decomposable than the mass of the rock, and forming knotsin relief on the weathered surface; as, knotted rocks. Percival.