[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

knop \knop\ no^p, n. oe. knop, knoppe; cf. d. knop, knoop,
   g. knopf, dan. knap, knop, sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud,
   icel. knappr, and e. knap, n. cf. knap, knob.
   1. a knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.
      1913 webster

            four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops
            and their flowers.                    --ex. xxv. 21.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp.,
      the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then
      synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and
      knosp.
      1913 webster

   knop sedge bot., the bur reed sparganium; -- so
      called from its globular clusters of seed vessels.
      --prior.
      1913 webster
see also:
knap knob finial knob knosp knop sedge 
sparganium 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

finial \fin"ial\, n. l. finire to finish, end. see finish.
   arch.
   the knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that
   forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in gothic
   architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.
   1913 webster
see also:
finish 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

finial
     n : an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a
         foliated fleur-de-lis

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