: a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front
especially
: four-in-hand
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The Langsdorf necktie that emerged early in the twentieth century was, to be sure, hideously uncomfortable.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
The coffee cup, uh, firework decorated with a face and a red, white and blue necktie is called Americano.
—The Kansas City Star and, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Readers today would be surprised by ads for the Skipper, in which a model wears the shirt with a necktie and appears to be buttoning the cuffs of his long sleeves.
—Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Unexpected hair braids seem to be the look du jour, as Selma Blair just attended the Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Schiaparelli Haute Couture Show in Paris wearing a necktie that's actually a blonde braid.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 June 2024
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
The coffee cup, uh, firework decorated with a face and a red, white and blue necktie is called Americano.
—The Kansas City Star and, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
Readers today would be surprised by ads for the Skipper, in which a model wears the shirt with a necktie and appears to be buttoning the cuffs of his long sleeves.
—Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Unexpected hair braids seem to be the look du jour, as Selma Blair just attended the Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Schiaparelli Haute Couture Show in Paris wearing a necktie that's actually a blonde braid.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 24 June 2024
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“Necktie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necktie. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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