Windsor knot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Windsor knot
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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I watched a bunch of YouTube tutorials to learn how to do the Windsor knot.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2019
Mr. Bratton shares a taste for expensive ties with Mr. Kelly, his predecessor and rival, who favored neckwear by the designer Charvet, in a Windsor knot.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2016
Beatrice, we’re told by the omnipresent narrator, loves the precise way Conrad makes a Tom Collins, or ties a perfect Windsor knot in his necktie.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2014
He needed help tying a Windsor knot, Donnelly told jurors.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2013
His tie was in a perfect Windsor knot, which Grace had only seen in pictures on the internet, and that made her trust him a little bit more.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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