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Item of formal wear
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bow tie
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Word definitions for bow tie in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a man's tie; ties in a bow
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In the biological sciences, the term bow tie (so called for its shape) is a recent concept that tries to grasp the essence of some operational and functional structures observed in biological organisms and other kinds of complex and self-organizing systems. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A fat man in a bow tie tapped the register. ▪ He was painted by Modigliani and Picarbia in a white shirt and tiny bow tie . ▪ I t was a collar and bow tie and the front of a shirt. ▪ She sat silently in her blue suit and little ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of bowtie English)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1887, from bow (n.) in the sense "ribbon or other fabric tied in a bow-knot" (by 1874) + tie (n.).
Usage examples of bow tie.
The man had on a bow tie, which struck Pea Eye as unnec, seeing as there was only a rough crew to serve.
He wore wrinkled slacks and what had once been white but was now a yellowed dress shirt with a bow tie.
He looked much older and peculiarly diminished in a brown suit and red bow tie.
At forty-nine, he had almost no gray hairs, and his charcoal slacks, brown sports jacket, and red bow tie were clothes for a younger man.
His dinner jacket didn't quite fit, his bow tie needed adjusting and he lounged on the banisters as if without their support he might collapse completely.
In a crisp white shirt and bow tie and the kind of suspenders the Generation X bankers were now wearing.
The man's hands sought out the gigantic green bow tie with its yellow polka dots, and gave it a hard tug as if he found it confining.
She'd have grabbed that man by the bow tie and ridden him for all he was worth.