Definition of necktie
: a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front;
especially
: four-in-hand
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Teachers from Deer Park ISD will man the crafts station where children can try writing with a feather dipped in ink, make bolo neckties, finger-paint bluebonnets and create bobcat face masks.
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Men and women, for example, are photographed wearing full denim neckties.
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Cronin removed his necktie during the second half, the first such action taken by the coach this season.
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With elaborate decorum, an erudite vocabulary and a fondness for pink neckties, Norment is known for sarcastic takedowns of colleagues who cross him or who defy Senate convention.
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The bullet entered into his jaw, ripping off his necktie, then tearing through his jugular.
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One local blogger who attended the event recalled some boys who had four or five volunteers huddled around them, teaching the young men how to tie a necktie.
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At the fair, students could try out technologies found in different workplaces, learn how to dress professionally and knot a necktie, and begin building portfolios to catch an employer’s eye.
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Were Donald Trump a client, Weitz would go straight for the neckties.
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First Known Use of necktie
1838
NECKTIE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of necktie for English Language Learners
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: a long piece of cloth that is worn by men around the neck and under a collar and that is tied in front with a knot at the top
NECKTIE Defined for Kids
Definition of necktie for Students
: a narrow length of material worn under the collar and tied in front
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