Windsor knot

American  

noun

1. a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie.

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Windsor knot British  

noun

1. a wide triangular knot, produced by making extra turns in tying a tie

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Etymology

Origin of Windsor knot

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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Windsor knot

I watched a bunch of YouTube tutorials to learn how to do the Windsor knot.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2019

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

But the man who taught his younger friend how to tie a Windsor knot also made another contribution: he took Zimmerman to Men’s Wearhouse to buy $1,700 worth of suits and ties for the trial.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2013

He is so uptight that he blanches when a colleague raises an eyebrow over his necktie’s double Windsor knot.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2011

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