true lover's knot

Sweetheart's symbolic hitch

A true lover's knot is a decorative knot symbolizing eternal love and fidelity, traditionally exchanged between sweethearts or used in wedding ceremonies.

The knot's interlocking loops, which tighten under strain rather than loosening, represent an unbreakable bond: She wore a true lover's knot pendant.

Also called a true-love knot.

knot

loop

Curve closing on itself

rope · ribbon · intertwine · macramé · knotwork · weave · twist · binding · tie · lacing

symbolism

devotion

Deep, loyal commitment

  • fidelityLoyalty or exactness
  • bondBinding tie or connection
  • unityWholeness through cohesion

commitment · romance · betrothal · engagement · promise · affection · constancy · attachment · sweetheart · courtship

craft

embroidery

Decorative stitching on fabric

tatting · lacework · sampler · jewelry · pendant · brooch · ring · charm · necklace · silverwork

Opposites
symbolic meaning

true lover's knotdivorce papers

Documents terminating matrimony

Dear John letter · broken heart · severance · separation · infidelity

knot function

true lover's knotbowline

Non-slip loop knot

square knot · clove hitch · surgeon's knot · trucker's hitch · reef knot

binding vs. releasing

true lover's knotloose end

Unresolved remaining detail

unraveling · dissolution · liberation · escape

Family

true, truly, truth, truths, truthful, truthfully, truthfulness, untrue, untruth

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