1. A bud or budlike ornament, especially in architecture or decorative design.
Usage: Also spelled 'knop'; chiefly architectural or historical.
2. A small rounded protuberance or knob.
Usage: Archaic or rare.

Examples

• The Gothic cathedral featured delicate knosps carved into the stone capitals.
• Medieval craftsmen often decorated furniture with small knosps as ornamental details.
• The architectural drawing showed knosps adorning the column tops.
• In heraldry, a knosp represents a budding plant or flower.
• The jeweled knosp on the crown caught the light beautifully.