Fig. 410. Bourchier Knot.Fig. 410 a. Dacre Knot and Badge.Knot, Her. An intertwined cord, borne as a badge. Cords intertwined about other figures and devices form so called compound badges, which significantly declared the union of two houses; thus the Dacre knot is entwined about the Dacre escallop and the famous “ragged staff†of Beauchamp and Neville. AnOrder of the Knotwas established at Naples in 1252. The badge of silk, gold, and pearls was tied in a knot upon the arm, and those who were invested with it made a vow to untie it at Jerusalem. (Fig.410and 410 a.)
Fig. 410. Bourchier Knot.
Fig. 410. Bourchier Knot.
Fig. 410. Bourchier Knot.
Fig. 410 a. Dacre Knot and Badge.
Fig. 410 a. Dacre Knot and Badge.
Fig. 410 a. Dacre Knot and Badge.
Knot, Her. An intertwined cord, borne as a badge. Cords intertwined about other figures and devices form so called compound badges, which significantly declared the union of two houses; thus the Dacre knot is entwined about the Dacre escallop and the famous “ragged staff†of Beauchamp and Neville. AnOrder of the Knotwas established at Naples in 1252. The badge of silk, gold, and pearls was tied in a knot upon the arm, and those who were invested with it made a vow to untie it at Jerusalem. (Fig.410and 410 a.)
Knuckle-bones.(SeeTalus.)
Koope, O. E. A cope.
Koukim, Heb. Kilns for the cremation of the dead, such as are occasionally found in the ancient tombs of the Valley of Hinnom (Gehenna).
Kourganes, Or. Grassy mounds, such as are frequently met with in Russia in Europe, and which bear a strong resemblance totumuliandbarrows. (SeeTumulus.)
Krems WhiteorVienna White. A pigment manufactured at Krems in Austria. It is the finest white lead used in oils.
Krouts, Hind. An ornament resembling embroidery. The monuments of Khmer art are adorned with krouts of a rich ornamentation, somewhat similar to certain ornaments of the French Renaissance. (See Fig.408.)
Krumhorn.An old musical instrument of the cornet kind.
Kufic.(SeeCufic.)
Kussier.A Turkish musical instrument, consisting of five strings, stretched over a skin that covers a kind of basin.
Kymbium.(SeeCymbium.)
Kyphi, Egyp. A perfume which was burnt before the statues of the gods; it was composed of sixteen different ingredients.