結むすび切きり

noun

type of decorative knot used on gift envelopes

A flat, non-retieable knot traditionally used on envelopes for wedding gifts, get-well gifts, and other celebratory or formal monetary gifts to convey sincerity and the wish that the occasion not be repeated (e.g., for weddings, that the marriage be lasting).

• 結けっ婚こん祝いわいのご祝しゅう儀ぎ袋ぶくろには、結むすび切きりの水みず引ひきがかけられている。

  On the gift envelope for a wedding present, a mizuhiki cord tied in a musubikiri knot is used.