bow tie

[ boh ]

/ boʊ /

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noun

a small necktie tied in a bow at the collar.

a sweet roll or Danish pastry having a shape similar to that of a bow tie or butterfly.

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Origin of bow tie

First recorded in 1910–15

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How to use bow tie in a sentence

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There usually aren't too many African-American men sporting a giant bowtie and cowboy boots speaking at conservative gatherings.
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Ralph Lauren mingles nearby in a tuxedo-jacket, bowtie and faded blue jeans with his wife, Ricky.
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A young man in a bowtie leaped to his feet breaking the no-questions rule in Long's over-size classes.
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His mouth was agape with distress, his loud-checked bowtie askew.
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British Dictionary definitions for bow tie

bow tie

/ (bəʊ) /

noun

a man's tie tied in a bow, now chiefly in plain black for formal evening wear

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