topknot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair
  2. noun showy crest or knot of hair or feathers

WordNet

Top"knot` noun
Definitions
  1. A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.
    A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as her topknot. Sir W. Scott.
  2. (Zoöl.) A small Europen flounder (Rhoumbus punctatus). The name is also applied to allied species.

Webster 1913