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bolo tie
or bola tie
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noun
a necktie of thin cord fastened in front with an ornamental clasp or other device.
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Origin of bolo tie
1960–65; bolo, apparently an error for bola, after the tie's resemblance to a bola
Words nearby bolo tie
bologna sausage, Bolognese, bolometer, bolometric magnitude, boloney, bolo tie, Bolshevik, Bolsheviks, Bolshevism, Bolshevist, Bolshevistic
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