true lovers' knot
- noun
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nudo del verdadero amante
- She wore a silver pendant shaped like a true lovers' knot around her neck.
Examples
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They exchanged rings engraved with a delicate true lovers' knot to mark their commitment.
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The true lovers' knot has long been a symbol in romantic poetry and art.
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The true lovers' knot is beautiful.
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Look at my true lovers' knot!
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She wore a silver pendant shaped like a true lovers' knot around her neck.
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They exchanged rings engraved with a delicate true lovers' knot to mark their commitment.
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The true lovers' knot has long been a symbol in romantic poetry and art.
Synonyms
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A knot used to show love and a close connection
A decorative knot design that shows love and loyalty in jewelry
A decorative knot used on jewelry to show love between two people
A decorative loop of rope or ribbon used as a sign of love
A way of joining two ropes used as a symbol of love
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly inferable from the parts: 'true' (genuine) + 'lovers'' (of lovers) + 'knot' (a fastening), yielding a knot associated with lovers or symbolizing genuine love. This compositional, descriptive pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows normal noun-modifier and possessive constructions, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should understand it.
Etymology
True lovers' knot comes from the simple picture of two cords or loops tied together so they cannot be pulled apart. The word knot is the tie and the words true and lovers' show it stands for two people, so the design is used as a symbol of 'love' and a lasting 'promise'.