Knŏp, n.
(nŏp), n. [A-S. cnaep, cnepp, D. knop, knoop, Dan. knap, knop, Sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud, Icel. gnöp, prominence, Ger. knopf; button, knob, knot, top. See KNAP and KNOB.]
Sense 1. A knob; a tufted top; a bud; a bunch; a button. [Obs.]
Sense 2. (Arch.) A boss; an ornament consisting of a round bunch of flowers or leaves; also, the foliage on the capital of a pillar; — called also knob and knot. Fairholt.