tie
verb (used with object)
to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted.
well-tied
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a word derived from
tie.
Example Sentences
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A well-tied foulard substitutes a shirt under an open jacket.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Try to make sure that façade accessories are well-tied to the walls.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2011
She looked at his baby-collar with a well-tied bow gleaming from the centre; at his pointed shoes; his curious, little, querulous look.
From Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners
Whenever he looked at him he thought, 'If he were only clean?' and mechanically fingered his own well-tied cravatte.
From Villa Rubein, and other stories by John Galsworthy
It was beautifully woven of thin, well-tied threads, and seemed to Tom to be a powerful net which some hunter had placed there as a trap for wild game.
From Little Tom by Tille V.
