Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TRUE-LOVE-KNOT
TRUE-LOVE-KNOT, n. [Qu. is not this from the Dan. trolover, to betroth, to promise in marriage; troe, true, and lover, to promise; the knot of faithful promise or engagement.]
A knot composed of lines united with many involutions; the emblem of interwoven affection or engagements.
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