Knot′ting and Stop′ping.
1. (Painting.) A process preliminary to painting, consisting of painting over the knots of wood with red-lead, and the stopping of nail-holes, cracks, and faults with whitelead. A silver leaf is sometimes laid over the knots in superior work.
2. (Cloth-making.) Removing weft knots and others from cloth by means of tweezers. [1241]