necktie

[ nek-tahy ]

/ ˈnɛkˌtaɪ /

a band of decorative fabric worn around the neck, under the collar, and tied in front to hang down the front of a shirt or to form a small bow.

any band, scarf, or tie fastened at the front of the neck.

Slang. a hangman's rope.

Origin of necktie

First recorded in 1830–40; neck + tie

neck·tie·less, adjective

In front of him is a drink, dark red wine the color of his necktie, and a book by Geoff Dyer.

He Left Nirvana Because He Had Cooler Things to Do. Like Going to Iraq. |Jacob Siegel |April 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He glanced around him and then arranged his necktie in the glass above the mantel with a nervous laugh.

Colonel Starbottle's Client and Other Stories |Bret Harte
In his necktie was a large diamond, and a star-shaped clustre of small ones furnished him with a breastpin.

Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia |Maturin M. Ballou
It is a necktie with a picture like whiteface pony spots on a green frog swimming in the moonshine.

Rootabaga Stories |Carl Sandburg

His necktie is worn by the right oblique, his iron-gray hair is combed by the wind.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14 |Elbert Hubbard
A pair of new gloves now and again, a necktie to replace his shabby ones, a trifle of loose silver in his pocket.

Johnny Ludlow, Sixth Series |Mrs. Henry Wood

necktie

/ (ˈnɛkˌtaɪ) /

the US name for tie (def. 11)