1
: a short necktie tied in a bowknot
2
: something (such as pasta) resembling a bow tie in shape
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Kate Middleton is the definition of effortless elegance in her recent plaid bow tie neck dress.
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Nicol Natale, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Dunne wore a blue dress matching the baseball star's dark blue suit and bow tie combo.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was also present and wore a navy and black lapel jacket, a white tuxedo shirt with black piping, accessorized with a bow tie and white pocket scarf.
—Vogue, 19 Jan. 2025
The children, in matching suits and red bow ties, made their debut on the show on Dec. 2, 1962.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Nicol Natale, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Dunne wore a blue dress matching the baseball star's dark blue suit and bow tie combo.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
The incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was also present and wore a navy and black lapel jacket, a white tuxedo shirt with black piping, accessorized with a bow tie and white pocket scarf.
—Vogue, 19 Jan. 2025
The children, in matching suits and red bow ties, made their debut on the show on Dec. 2, 1962.
—Hank Sanders, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Bow tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow%20tie. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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