bow tie

[boh]

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.

Origin of bow tie

First recorded in 1910–15

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Contemporary Examples of bowtie

He tells Lloyd Grove about his “nurturing” brother Rahm, fighting off bullies in Chicago, and why he disdains “bowtie Jews.”
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Lloyd Grove
April 4, 2013
Ralph Lauren mingles nearby in a tuxedo-jacket, bowtie and faded blue jeans with his wife, Ricky.
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Jacob Bernstein
May 4, 2010

Historical Examples of bowtie

A young man in a bowtie leaped to his feet breaking the no-questions rule in Long's over-size classes.
The Deadly Daughters
Winston K. Marks

British Dictionary definitions for bowtie

bow tie

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for bowtie

bow tie

by 1887, from bow (n.) in the sense "ribbon or other fabric tied in a bow-knot" (by 1874) + tie (n.).