true lover's knot noun5 •Any of various knots (for string or the like) having some symmetry. •A particular knot of eight crossings. •Lines interwoven with many involutions, fancifully held as an emblem of interwoven affection. •A particular species of moth (Lycophotia porphyrea). •A small plant in the family Melanthiaceae (Paris quadrifolia). formstrue lover's knots