As a noun nowd
is a fish, the european grey gurnard (trigla gurnardus ).
As an adjective nowed is
(heraldry) knotted; tied in a knot.
nowd
English
Alternative forms
* knoud
nowed
English
Adjective
(
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(heraldry) Knotted; tied in a knot.
- ''a serpent nowed
(
Webster 1913)