bowknot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bowknot
Example Sentences
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But he'll tie you in a bowknot if you hold to the old theological doctrines.
From Burned Bridges by Bertrand W. Sinclair
"Sara would tie you in a bowknot in business, and the older you two grow the more you are going to develop each other's worst sides."
From Still Jim by Honoré Morrow
Under a folded collar he wore a narrow cravat tied in a bowknot, and in the bosom of his white shirt there sparkled a diamond such as might have come from a collection of crown-jewels.
From Ruggles of Red Gap by Harry Leon Wilson
She was dressed from top to toe, and her bonnet strings were tied in a natty bowknot.
From Jerusalem by Velma Swanston Howard
Her eyes tied a bowknot in my spine.
From A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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