adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
2. 2
   a man's tie that ties in a bow wordnet
3. 3
   A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road). US

Adjective

1. 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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bow tiebow tiebow-tiecollarmufflerneckwear

Example

More examples

"Tom was the only person in a bowtie."

Etymology

From bow + tie.

Related phrases

Sherman's bow tie

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