: a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front
especially
: four-in-hand
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Mallard adopted neckties rather than quilting squares as his medium.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Matty Matheson’s suits for his character Neil Fak are all custom-made, but his neckties and pocket squares are vintage Dior, Zegna, Oleg Cassini, Gimbels and Saint Laurent.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
And even Goldman Sachs has tried loosening its necktie and softening its image to attract younger, more socially conscious talent.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The design looked wholly sculptural on first glance, but a closer inspection revealed the whimsy that Browne’s design, complete with the loop that circled around Moore’s head, was meant to resemble a necktie.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 3 July 2025
Matty Matheson’s suits for his character Neil Fak are all custom-made, but his neckties and pocket squares are vintage Dior, Zegna, Oleg Cassini, Gimbels and Saint Laurent.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
And even Goldman Sachs has tried loosening its necktie and softening its image to attract younger, more socially conscious talent.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
The design looked wholly sculptural on first glance, but a closer inspection revealed the whimsy that Browne’s design, complete with the loop that circled around Moore’s head, was meant to resemble a necktie.
—Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
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“Necktie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necktie. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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necktie
noun
neck·tie
-ˌtī 
: a narrow length of cloth worn about the neck and tied in front
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