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bowtie

noun

  1. type of neck tie
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈboʊˌtaɪ/ / /boʊˈtaɪ/ / /bəʊˈtaɪ/

adj

Etymology: From bow + tie.

  1. Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.

    The corkscrew pasta holds the cheese sauce better, but all I had in the cupboard was bowtie pasta.

noun

Etymology: From bow + tie.

  1. A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
  2. A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).