bow tie

(bō)

A short necktie fashioned into a bowknot close to the throat.

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bow tie

(bəʊ)

(Clothing & Fashion) a man's tie tied in a bow, now chiefly in plain black for formal evening wear

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bow′ tie′

(boʊ)
n.

1. a small necktie tied in a bow at the collar.

2. something, as a sweet roll, shaped like this.

[1910–15]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bow tie - a man's tie that ties in a bow

bowtie, bow-tie

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

رَبْطَة العُنُق على شَكْلِ فَراشَةٍ

motýlek

butterfly

rusetti

leptir kravata

papillon cravattino a farfalla mosca

蝶ネクタイ

나비 넥타이

vlinderdas

sløyfe

muszka

gravata borboleta laço

бабочка галстук-бабочка

fluga

โบว์หูกระต่าย

papyon kravat

nơ con bướm

蝴蝶结领结

bow tie

[ˌbəʊˈtaɪ] n → (cravatta a) farfalla

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bow tie

→ رَبْطَة العُنُق على شَكْلِ فَراشَةٍ motýlek butterfly Fliege παπιγιόν corbatín, pajarita rusetti nœud papillon leptir kravata papillon 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

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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