string tie

noun

1. a short, very narrow, and unflared necktie, usually tied in a bow.

string tie

noun

1. a very narrow tie, usually tied in a bow

Word History and Origins

Origin of string tie¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

If I had worn a white cotton suit and black string tie, we probably would have had no trouble at all.

From The Daily Beast

He was dressed in black but wore a string tie of a peculiarly lively shade of red.

From Project Gutenberg

He was faultlessly appareled—even to the long Prince Albert and black string tie—in which, indeed, report said, he slept.

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With a string tie a piece of raw cotton over the head of one clothespin; have the string tight, but the cotton cover rather loose.

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He was clad in his accustomed neat and complete black, even to the black string tie.

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Always wears a black frock coat and a white string tie too,—tall, thin jawed, distinguished lookin' gent.

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