Knŏt'ted, a.

adjective

(nŏt'ted), a. 1. Full of knots; having knots; as, the knotted oak. Dryden.

  1. Having intersecting lines or figures. “Knotted adders.” W. Scott.
  2. (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.