bola tie

Variant of bolo tie.

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bola tie - a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

bola, bolo, bolo tie

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"

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Its official neckwear is the bola tie, the official tree is the paloverde, and the official butterfly is the two-tailed swallowtail.

It's official

Freeman was in his late 80s at the time, and I can still picture him wandering the halls at the center in his oversized sunglasses, dark suit (his trademark), and bola tie. Freeman had a quiet sense of humor, and once told my wife and me that he did not like to hang around with old people.

Paying respect

Official state neckwear.Arizona's is the bola tie. No way we can compete with that; we're so backward as a state we don't even have state neckwear.

Eugene vs. Tempe? We know the score

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