school tie

American  

noun

1. old school tie.

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Etymology

Origin of school tie

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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school tie

"Consequently, we have decided that with the exception of the school blazer, school tie and some PE kit items, all other items of school uniform can be purchased without a school logo," it said.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2022

This is the uniform seen in her frequent self-portraits, and is by now as familiar as Joseph Beuys’s vest and hat or Andy Warhol’s navy blazer and school tie.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018

Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books that spawned the movies and Orlando theme park, tweeted a picture of Vielma in a Hogwarts school tie, and said: “I can’t stop crying.”

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2016

A book published that year, War Propaganda and U.S., noted: "To many upper-class Americans there was nothing so thrilling as having an Englishman around the house, complete with Oxford accent, school tie, and bumbershoot."

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2011

I need to get going if I want to catch Denny, but I also want to ask Kumu Whitman about his school tie and the memory I glimpsed.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila