Definition of Bow tie

1. Noun. A man's tie that ties in a bow.

Exact synonyms: Bow-tie, Bowtie
Specialized synonyms: Black Tie, White Tie
Generic synonyms: Necktie, Tie

Definition of Bow tie

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bowtie) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bow Tie

bow chaser
bow down
bow leg
bow legs
bow net
bow nets
bow out
bow pencil
bow pencils
bow saw
bow shock
bow shocks
bow spring
bow thruster
bow tie (current term)
bow window
bow windows
bow wood
bow wow
bow wows
bowab
bowable
bowabs
bowat
bowats
bowbent
bowdacious
bowdlerisation
bowdlerise

Literary usage of Bow tie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1865)
"The two important cases are, first, the connexion of bow and tie; second, the connexion of bow, tie, struts, and diagonals together. ..."

2. Precision Spectroscopy, Diode Lasers, and Optical Frequency Measuredited by Leo Hollberg edited by Leo Hollberg (2000)
"The long arm of the cavity was not a conventional bow-tie in that a Littrow prism reflector was used instead of a flat mirror. The function of this element ..."

3. College Life in Paradise by Celestia Buckingham-Smith (2006)
"He wasn't so crazy about having to wear a pink bow tie and matching vest but ... Then they helped Uncle Nick find an Emerald vest and bow tie to go with his ..."

4. Everyman's Encyclopædia of Etiquette: What to Write, what to Do, what to by Emily Holt (1920)
"A high white linen collar, with a white lawn bow tie which is freshly tied, ... But the tailless dinner jacket, always worn with a black bow tie, ..."

5. Early Learning Centers by Jill Norris (2002)
"Using the Center In a small group A student chooses a cookie and describes the color of its bow tie. (It has a red bow tie.) The cookie is laid faceup on a ..."

6. Archaic Corinthian Pottery and the Anaploga Well by Darrell Arlynn Amyx, Patricia Lawrence (1975)
"Frieze of typical "bow-tie" rosettes. There are numerous other ... fo of "bow-tie" rosettes (with horizontal banding), blobs. From SE Building, Well at 1-23 ..."

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