Bowtie
/boʊˈtaɪ/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
- 2 a man's tie that ties in a bow wordnet
- 3 A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road). US
Adjective
- 1 Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied. not-comparable
"The corkscrew pasta holds the cheese sauce better, but all I had in the cupboard was bowtie pasta."
Example
More examples"Tom was the only person in a bowtie."
Etymology
From bow + tie.