: a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front
especially
: four-in-hand
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Students are inducted into the program with a necktie ceremony where mentors teach them how to tie a tie.
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Sheba Turk, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Slim-fitting jeans with clean washes were paired with button-down shirts, check blazers and neckties.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
The new trademark applications cover not just airport operations, but also the use of the name on collectible coins, watches, neckties and and even airport lounges, according to a review of the documents by USA TODAY.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Sheba Turk, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Trump’s taste is the stuff of legend, a sort of grotesque of the conventional, with his gold baroque glop and fake tans and bright-red neckties—everything gesturing toward high-end elegance but always wrong somehow, always slightly too much.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Slim-fitting jeans with clean washes were paired with button-down shirts, check blazers and neckties.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
The new trademark applications cover not just airport operations, but also the use of the name on collectible coins, watches, neckties and and even airport lounges, according to a review of the documents by USA TODAY.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Necktie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necktie. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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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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