variants
or bola tie
: a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
called also bolo
Examples of bolo tie in a Sentence
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Malone stood alone at the 50-yard line in a brown sports jacket and blue jeans wearing a bolo tie over a white dress shirt, finger-picking acoustic guitar in a trembling indie-folk treatment with haunting pedal-steel seasoning.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2024
What’s also interesting is how bolo ties are now crossing over into the fine-jewelry world—sometimes even covered in diamonds.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
Wearing a brown blazer, white shirt, a bolo tie and jeans, the rapper and singer fingerpicked an acoustic guitar for a sincere rendition of the standard.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Feb. 2024
The bolo tie added a classic touch to his modern attire.
—USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
In the final scene of the season, Dwight wears perhaps his gaudiest accessory of all: an enormous Western-style bolo tie shaped like a horseshoe with a massive stone in the center.
—Matthew Chernov, Variety, 6 June 2023
Hodges wore her trademark bell bottoms and broad-brimmed hat, while Hodges was also suitably attired in a bolo tie and cowboy hat.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 May 2023
Photograph by Mary Kang Tying it all together As a nod to a defining event in Lubbock’s history, Walter included custom bolo ties in the waitstaff uniform.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 14 July 2023
To complete their looks, Jenner wore a white tank top and tan, furry mini skirt while her new flame wore black trousers, a white button-up, a leather jacket and a bolo tie.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2024
What’s also interesting is how bolo ties are now crossing over into the fine-jewelry world—sometimes even covered in diamonds.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2024
Wearing a brown blazer, white shirt, a bolo tie and jeans, the rapper and singer fingerpicked an acoustic guitar for a sincere rendition of the standard.
—William Earl, Variety, 11 Feb. 2024
The bolo tie added a classic touch to his modern attire.
—USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
In the final scene of the season, Dwight wears perhaps his gaudiest accessory of all: an enormous Western-style bolo tie shaped like a horseshoe with a massive stone in the center.
—Matthew Chernov, Variety, 6 June 2023
Hodges wore her trademark bell bottoms and broad-brimmed hat, while Hodges was also suitably attired in a bolo tie and cowboy hat.
—Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 May 2023
Photograph by Mary Kang Tying it all together As a nod to a defining event in Lubbock’s history, Walter included custom bolo ties in the waitstaff uniform.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 14 July 2023
To complete their looks, Jenner wore a white tank top and tan, furry mini skirt while her new flame wore black trousers, a white button-up, a leather jacket and a bolo tie.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
probably from bola
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
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“Bolo tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bolo%20tie. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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