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bow tie
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bow tie  (b)
n.
A short necktie fashioned into a bowknot close to the throat.

bow tie [bəʊ]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a man's tie tied in a bow, now chiefly in plain black for formal evening wear
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bow tiebow tie - a man's tie that ties in a bow      
black tie - a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket
necktie, tie - neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
white tie - bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress
Translations
bow tie [ˌbəʊˈtaɪ] n(cravatta a) farfalla
bow tie [ˌbəʊˈtaɪ] n(cravatta a) farfalla

bow tie رباط عنق على شكل فراشة motýlek butterfly Fliege παπιγιόν corbatín, pajarita rusetti nœud papillon leptir kravata farfallino 蝶ネクタイ 나비 넥타이 vlinderdas sløyfe muszka gravata borboleta, laço галстук-бабочка fluga โบว์หูกระต่าย papyon kravat nơ con bướm 蝴蝶结领结


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``In many respects, Los Angeles is a city built for the Olympics,'' said Barry Sanders, an attorney with a penchant for bow ties and colorful socks who is orchestrating the initial Olympic bid.
For white tourists, "authentic" black traditions re-emerged at an exotic distance, as in the marketing of sea grass basketry, the presence of picturesque street vendors at the annual Azalea Festival, and the preservation of black spirituals, as performed in the 1920s by whites "dressed in hoop skirts and in tuxedos with antebellum-era bow ties.
The bow ties in the back, so you're pretty coming and going.
 
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