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a short, very narrow, and unflared necktie, usually tied in a bow.[1915-20]
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string tie
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string tie — n a thick string worn around your neck and held in place by a decorative object, worn especially by men in the western US … Dictionary of contemporary English
string tie — string′ tie n. clo a narrow necktie usu. tied in a bow • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
string tie — ☆ string tie n. a narrow necktie, usually tied in a bow … English World dictionary
string tie — noun a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow • Hypernyms: ↑necktie, ↑tie * * * noun : a narrow necktie * * * a short, very narrow, and unflared necktie, usually tied in a bow. [1915 20] * * * string tie noun A narrow necktie of uniform width… … Useful english dictionary
string tie — noun (C) a thick string worn around your neck and held in place by a decorative object, worn by men in the western US … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
string tie — noun Date: 1886 a narrow necktie … New Collegiate Dictionary
string tie — noun a very narrow necktie … English new terms dictionary
tie — tie1 [ taı ] (present participle ty|ing) verb *** 1. ) transitive to fasten two ends of a piece of string, rope, etc. together with a knot: Sally bent down to tie her shoelaces. We re teaching him how to tie a necktie. a ) transitive to fasten… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tie — I UK [taɪ] / US verb Word forms tie : present tense I/you/we/they tie he/she/it ties present participle tying past tense tied past participle tied *** 1) [transitive] to make a knot with two ends of a piece of string, rope etc Sally bent down to… … English dictionary
tie — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 worn around the neck with a shirt ADJECTIVE ▪ undone ▪ His tie was undone. ▪ loose ▪ askew ▪ His tie was askew and his hair unc … Collocations dictionary
