| blood-boltered | with hair matted with blood, with tangled bloody knots of hair |
| curious | finely made, skilfully wrought, elaborate |
| curious | anxious, concerned, apprehensive |
| curious | worrisome, disquieting, causing anxiety |
| curious | particular, difficult to satisfy, hard to please |
| curious | exquisite, excellent, fine |
| curious | careful, fastidious, attentive |
| curious | hidden, subtle, minute |
| curious-good | finely elaborate, excellently wrought |
| curious-knotted | with intricate patterns of flower-beds |
| Gordian knot | apparently unsolvable problem, extreme difficulty |
| knit | tie, fasten [by means of a knot] |
| knot | company, band, assembly |
| knot | intricately designed flower-bed |
| knot | gather together, assemble, congregate |
| knot | marriage tie, bond of wedlock |
| knot | intertwining of arms |
| knot-grass | species of creeping weed |
| marvel | wonder, be curious |
| virgin-knot | maidenhead, virginity |
| wonder | wonder at, be curious about, guess at |