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Windsor tie

Windsor tie

5.3
A wide necktie often tied in a large knot for formal occasions
  • noun
translation icon : corbata Windsor
  • He wore a crisp white shirt and a Windsor tie to the interview.

Examples

  • She gifted him a silk Windsor tie for his birthday.

  • The Windsor tie has become a popular choice for formal events and ceremonies.

  • He wore a stylish Windsor tie to the wedding.

  • The Windsor tie is perfect for formal occasions.

  • He carefully tied his Windsor tie before the wedding ceremony.

  • For a formal event, I prefer to wear a Windsor tie with my suit.

  • The Windsor tie is popular for business meetings due to its elegant appearance.

Synonyms

tie
vsWindsor tie
369 1.0

A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck and knotted at the front

is a wider style usually tied in a full large knot or loose bow
necktie
vsWindsor tie
21 1.0

A long narrow piece of cloth you wear under a shirt collar and tie at the front

is wider and normally uses a specific full knot or loose bow

How Wide

Windsor tie
5.3
skinny tie
  • Archaic
1 4.1

Surface Forms

Windsor tie singular
Windsor ties plural

Morphology

Windsor + tie

The compound is clearly built from the proper name 'Windsor' plus 'tie', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a type or style of tie associated with Windsor. However, the specific features (width, knot type such as the Full Windsor) are not predictable from the constituents alone because the proper name does not describe shape or tying method, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Windsor tie gets its name from a man called the Duke of Windsor. One popular story says he liked a very 'wide knot' to fill his wide shirt collar, so people began to call that big knot the Windsor knot and the wide tie a Windsor tie. That's why today a Windsor tie means a wider necktie usually tied with a full Windsor knot.