bow tie
[ boh ]
/ boʊ /
noun
a small necktie tied in a bow at the collar.
a sweet roll or Danish pastry having a shape similar to that of a bow tie or butterfly.
Origin of bow tie
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby bow tie
bow saw,
bow shock,
bow street,
bow street runner,
bow thruster,
bow tie,
bow trolley,
bow wave,
bow weight,
bow window,
bow-iron
Example sentences from the Web for bow tie
Here are four bright contenders, from a 12-year-old bow-tie king to a “mini style hacker.”
Garcia looks the part with a high-and-tight haircut, a thin moustache, suspenders, and a bow-tie.
One of these mommer's pets in a nobby sack suit—all dolled up in a clean collar an' a bow-tie an' grey kid gloves.
The Definite Object |Jeffery Farnol
British Dictionary definitions for bow tie
bow tie
/ (bəʊ) /
noun
a man's tie tied in a bow, now chiefly in plain black for formal evening wear