Examples of Windsor knot in a Sentence
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Also unlike his great-uncle, who popularized suede dress shoes, introduced the backless tuxedo vest and the fist-sized Windsor knot for neckties, Charles is content to stick to the basics.
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Next door, a grad student pored over the instructions for tying a half Windsor knot online — preparing for an interview over Zoom, yes, but no less anxious for it.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
Other styles include the bow tie, the bolo tie, and the Windsor knot.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2021
The brand may be best known for outfitting masters of the universe in quintessential power suits, but Stumpfl is keenly aware that, today, power isn’t defined by a roped shoulder and a Windsor knot.
—Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2021
Fashion-forward dressers usually wear the triangular, more symmetrical, half-Windsor knot (not the full-Windsor, which is too large and bulky for today).
—Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
Strangio was wearing a blue plaid tie in a Windsor knot with a white shirt and a gray suit, the sides of his head freshly barbered and the hair on the top gelled solid.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
Next door, a grad student pored over the instructions for tying a half Windsor knot online — preparing for an interview over Zoom, yes, but no less anxious for it.
—Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
Other styles include the bow tie, the bolo tie, and the Windsor knot.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2021
The brand may be best known for outfitting masters of the universe in quintessential power suits, but Stumpfl is keenly aware that, today, power isn’t defined by a roped shoulder and a Windsor knot.
—Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2021
Fashion-forward dressers usually wear the triangular, more symmetrical, half-Windsor knot (not the full-Windsor, which is too large and bulky for today).
—Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021
Strangio was wearing a blue plaid tie in a Windsor knot with a white shirt and a gray suit, the sides of his head freshly barbered and the hair on the top gelled solid.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
probably after Edward, Duke of Windsor
First Known Use
1947, in the meaning defined above
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“Windsor knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Windsor%20knot. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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