bolo tie
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈboʊloʊ taɪ/
- US
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corbata bolo
- For the wedding, he decided to wear a stylish bolo tie with a silver clasp.
- turquoise bolo tie
- wears a bolo tie
- bolo tie and shirt
Possible problem solutions clip on tie, bow tie or if you don't want to look like an Etsy boy, wear a a bolo tie.
- Possible problem solutions clip on tie, bow tie or if you don't want to look like an Etsy boy, wear a a bolo tie.
Examples
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It also includes a brief discussion of other productions, like spoons and bolo ties.
Academic text (2010) -
- Your bolo tie, I like it.
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- I'm not wearing a bolo tie.
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"Rich straightened his bolo tie.
Fiction book (1995) -
Nat, his friend is wearing a Snuggie with a bolo tie.
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- Nice bolo tie.
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"He was wearing his equivalent of dress clothes: new dark-blue jeans, a starched white-and-rose cowboy shirt, and an agate bolo tie."
Fiction book (1991) -
Some days you won't wear a necktie, only a bolo tie; some days you will wear a necktie, but only loosely, with the top button of your shirt unbuttoned.
Fiction book (1999) -
The bartender came over: he was a young man, wearing a white shirt and black vest, and, unlike other waiters, a bolo tie fastened with a silver-and-turquoise slide.
Fiction book (1998) -
At the barbecue, everyone complemented her on the colorful bolo tie she wore.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck and knotted at the front
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2.8
A small necktie tied in a bow, worn for formal events
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1.0
A long narrow piece of cloth you wear under a shirt collar and tie at the front
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2.8
A narrow cloth tie that you tie in a bow and wear with formal clothes
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8.8
A cord worn around the neck with a decorative clasp
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3.0
Clothes worn around the neck like ties and scarves
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9.6
A cord worn around the neck with a decorative clasp like a tie
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6.5
A very narrow necktie made of string or ribbon and tied in a bow
A wide necktie often tied in a large knot for formal occasions
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'bolo' (a decorative cord) modifies 'tie' (a neck-worn tie), so together they denote a type of tie made from a cord with a clasp. As a straightforward noun–noun compound describing a specific kind of tie, a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Bolo tie comes from the American West, where people wore a simple leather cord with a decorative slide at the neck instead of a cloth tie. One popular idea says bolo comes from the word 'bola' (a throwing cord) and, because it is a cord worn like a 'necktie', the bolo tie today means a leather or cord neckpiece fastened with an ornamental clasp.