bowtie
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈboʊtaɪ/
:
pajarita
- She adjusted her bowtie before stepping onto the stage for her speech.
- a red bowtie
- a polka-dot bowtie
- wear a bowtie
Examples
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I put on my best (only) bowtie and went in.
Blog text (2) -
He's wearing a purple bowtie.
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I'm getting you a bowtie, thank you very much.
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No no no, I'm getting you a very nice bowtie.
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A reporter wearing a bowtie reads the statistics.
Fiction book (2002) -
George stands in line to register for college, wearing his Brooks Brothers suit, bowtie, and freshly Bryllcreamed hair.
Fiction book (2001) -
You know Arthur, he‘d be embarrassed to be seen without his bowtie
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The stand-in vet is Dr. Rostow's uncle: a stunningly handsome man in his late fifties, wearing a bowtie and red suspenders.
Academic text (2007) -
A stickler for good form, Sasha's polka-dot bowtie remained neatly butterflied, and in spite of the heat, he stubbornly kept his jacket on.
Fiction book (1993) -
For the wedding, he wore a classic black bowtie with his tuxedo.
Synonyms
369
1.0
A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck and knotted at the front
36
2.8
A small necktie tied in a bow, worn for formal events
21
1.0
A long narrow piece of cloth you wear under a shirt collar and tie at the front
1
6.5
A very narrow necktie made of string or ribbon and tied in a bow
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bowtie breaks into bow ('a loop or knot like a gift bow') and tie ('to fasten'), so it simply means a necktie tied into a bow shape. It grew from a 1600s neck cloth called the cravat, worn by Croatian soldiers, and later became the small, bow-shaped necktie used for formal wear.