necktie
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- noun
- /ˈnɛkˌtaɪ/
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corbata
- Did you bring a necktie?
And I just bought these little neckties which I might wear when I'm in Paris.
- And I just bought these little neckties which I might wear when I'm in Paris.
- Then you have the sash, the beret, the little necktie.
- I knew I had too many because sometimes I would put more than one tie on the, the, the same sort of peg on the necktie holder I had.
- Little necktie around the neck situation.
- He saves that for important stuff like casinos, steaks, bottled water, neckties, wine, golf courses and accused child sex traffickers.
Examples
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The man straightened his necktie and tilled hat, then brushed a speck of ash from his coat lapel.
Fiction book (1992) -
Walter straightened his necktie and shot a quick glance at the mirror.
Fiction book (1990) -
Back at the community college, you wear a necktie every day.
Fiction book (1998) -
I have to put on a necktie and a coat.
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And I just bought these little neckties which I might wear when I'm in Paris.
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Wannum wore a new necktie his mother bought for the occasion.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the bathroom, Bernzy is knotting a necktie quickly but poorly.
Fiction book (1992) -
The glary bronze necktie was loosened, and his blue serge coat was unbuttoned.
Fiction book (1997) -
"Obviously." Bismarck, his conservative gray necktie dangling, bent and began stacking up scattered newspapers.
Fiction book (1998) -
He wore a necktie to the job interview to look more professional.
Synonyms
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A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck and knotted at the front
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A small necktie tied in a bow, worn for formal events
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A wide necktie with square ends often fastened with a decorative pin
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A long thin piece of cloth worn around the neck and tied at the front to wear with smart clothes
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A thin cord worn around the neck and held by a decorative clasp as a necktie
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A narrow necktie popular in the late 1950s and 1960s
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A very narrow necktie made of string or ribbon and tied in a bow
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A narrow cloth worn at the neck to show which school someone went to and social connections
A wide necktie often tied in a large knot for formal occasions
A decorative piece of cloth tied around the neck, often white and worn at formal events
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Necktie is just two simple words joined together: neck ('the part of the body between the head and the shoulders') and tie ('to fasten with a knot'). So a necktie is a strip of cloth you 'tie' around your 'neck', which explains why it is worn under a shirt collar.