Crossword clues for bow tie
bow tie
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of bowtie English)
WordNet
n. a man's tie; ties in a bow
Wikipedia
The bow tie is a type of necktie. It consists of a ribbon of fabric tied around the collar of a shirt in a symmetrical manner so that the two opposite ends form loops. There are generally three types of bow ties: the pre-tied, the clip on, and the self tie. Pre-tied bow ties are ties in which the distinctive bow is sewn onto a band that goes around the neck and clips to secure. Some "clip-ons" dispense with the band altogether, instead clipping straight to the collar. The traditional bow tie, consisting of a strip of cloth which the wearer has to tie by hand, is also known as a "self-tie," "tie-it-yourself," or "freestyle" bow tie.
Bow ties may be made of any fabric material, but most are made from silk, polyester, cotton, or a mixture of fabrics. Some fabrics (e.g., wool or velvet) are much less common for bow ties than for ordinary four-in-hand neckties.
A modern bow tie is tied using a common shoelace knot, which is also called the bow knot for that reason.
A bow tie is a fashion accessory, popularly worn with other formal attire
Bow tie, Bowtie, or Bow-tie may also refer to:
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. In general, bow tie architectures refer to ordered and recurrent structures that often underlie complex technological or biological systems, and that are capable of conferring them a balance among efficiency, robustness and evolvability. In other words, bow ties are able to take into account a great diversity of inputs (fanning in to the knot), showing a much smaller diversity in the protocols and processes (the knot) able to elaborate these inputs, and finally an extremely heterogeneous diversity of outputs (fanning out of the bowtie). These architectures thus manage a wide range of inputs through a core (knot) constituted by a limited number of elements. In such structures, inputs are conveyed into a sort of funnel, towards a " synthesis" core, where they can be duly organized, processed and managed by means of protocols 1, and from where, in turn, a variety of outputs, or responses, is propagated.
thumb|scheme of a general bow tie architecture According to Csete and Doyle, bow ties are able to optimally organize fluxes of mass, energy, signals in an overall structure that forcedly deals with a highly fluctuating and "sloppy" environment. In a biological perspective, a bow tie manages a large fan in of stimuli (input), it accounts for a "compressed" core, and it expresses again a large fan out of possible phenotypes, metabolite products, or –more generally – reusable modules. Bow tie architectures have been observed in the structural organization at different scales of living and evolving organisms (e.g. bacterial metabolism network) as well as in technological and dynamical systems (e.g. the Internet). Bow ties seem to be able to mediate trade-offs among robustness and efficiency, at the same time assuring to the system the capability to evolve. Conversely, the same efficient architecture may be prone and vulnerable to fragilities due to specific changes, perturbations, and focused attacks directed against the core set of modules and protocols. The bow tie architecture is one of several different structures and functioning principles that living matter employs to achieve self-organization and efficient exploitation of available resources.
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.