string tie
a short, very narrow, and unflared necktie, usually tied in a bow.
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How to use string tie in a sentence
If I had worn a white cotton suit and black string tie, we probably would have had no trouble at all.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas | Edwin Shrake | February 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was dressed in black but wore a string tie of a peculiarly lively shade of red.
The Great God Success | John Graham (David Graham Phillips)He was faultlessly appareled—even to the long Prince Albert and black string tie—in which, indeed, report said, he slept.
Bransford of Rainbow Range | Eugene Manlove RhodesWith a string tie a piece of raw cotton over the head of one clothespin; have the string tight, but the cotton cover rather loose.
Little Folks' Handy Book | Lina BeardHe was clad in his accustomed neat and complete black, even to the black string tie.
Our Square and the People in It | Samuel Hopkins Adams
Always wears a black frock coat and a white string tie too,—tall, thin jawed, distinguished lookin' gent.
Shorty McCabe on the Job | Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for string tie
a very narrow tie, usually tied in a bow
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