noun
- Plural of knosp; small buds or knobs, especially as decorative architectural elements.
Usage: chiefly architectural or botanical; often used in historical or formal contexts
Examples
- The Gothic cathedral featured ornamental knosps along the cornice.
- Medieval craftsmen carved delicate knosps into the stone capitals.
- The knosps on the flowering plant emerged in early spring.
- Architectural drawings showed knosps as decorative terminals on the spires.