bowtie
noun
- type of neck tie
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈboʊˌtaɪ/ / /boʊˈtaɪ/ / /bəʊˈtaɪ/
adj
Etymology: From bow + tie.
- 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.
- A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
- A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).