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Necktie

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A narrow fabric band of varying length worn around the neck and tied in a knot or bow close to the throat.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Properly, a narrow band, generally of silk or satin, worn around the neck, and tied in a knot in front; by extension, any band, scarf, or tie worn around the neck or fastened in front of the collar.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

Word Usage

"Discussing his work in the first chapter, Pi says that a necktie is a noose, and he mentions some of the things that he misses about India (in spite of his love for Canada)."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

neckwear

Hyponym

four-in-hand bowtie old school tie bow tie bola

Form

necktie party Colombian necktie

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

cravat waistcoat pantaloons scarf kerchief