necktie

neck·tie | \ ˈnek-ˌtī

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Definition of necktie

: a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front especially : four-in-hand

Examples of necktie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Before Floyd’s funeral in Houston, Crump helped Floyd’s son, Quincy Mason, put on his necktie. — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, "Who Is the Floyd Family’s Lawyer?," 15 June 2020 In the scene, both are wearing their cement gray uniform button-downs and navy-and-orange-striped neckties. — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, "How The Costumes In Normal People Came Full Circle," 8 May 2020 Respect Remember how shocked everyone was in June when then-candidate Andrew Yang turned up at the first Democratic debate without a necktie? — Los Angeles Times, "Enough with the WFH sweatpants. Dress like the adult you’re getting paid to be," 17 Apr. 2020 Across the cafeteria, a red-faced guy in a necktie chewed in a trance; a garage attendant leafed through a heap of newspapers. — Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, "The Liver," 9 Mar. 2020 Spece remembers a workshop on how to tie a necktie -- a simple, almost silly thing but also the kind of life skill Lapinskas didn’t want the men to walk into the world of job interviews lacking. — Anchorage Daily News, "‘What we do doesn’t work’: As warden, he tried to radically change the culture of Alaska’s maximum-security prison. It led to his exit.," 5 Mar. 2020 Smith started 1,000 Ties after noticing her son one day watching a YouTube video to learn how to tie a necktie. — Melodie Smith, cleveland, "1,000 Ties life-skills program for young men wins Accelerate 2020 civic pitch competition," 28 Feb. 2020 For decades, Petronius has relied on a half dozen Italian women, some with 30 years of experience under their belt, who work from home sewing the label’s pure silk neckties, which retail for $195. — Ivan Carvalho, Fortune, "Life in lockdown: How luxury designers in Italy’s fashion heartland are facing coronavirus," 13 Mar. 2020 Investigators said Sporer grabbed Thomas by the necktie and slapped him three times. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, "Republic Airways employees in romantic relationship seen fighting in video are fired," 9 Oct. 2019

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“Necktie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necktie. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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