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Hudson always had the mystique of the Old Man from the Mountains, with his string ties and the longest beard ever seen in rock & roll.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
This one is designed with string ties at the neck and back, a deep V-neckline, and front ruched paneling.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Bella's white bikini top featured a halter neckline with triangular cups and string tie in the back, matching her itsy-bitsy bikini bottoms with similar side-tie string detailing.
—Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 6 Jan. 2023
Cloth covers are fixed to the car using either string tie-downs, or elastic.
—Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2022
Below that, her bikini bottom was just a patch of cloth in the front, held up by thin strings tied into a small bow.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2020
Unions for airline employees also fought against financial strings tied to the grants, fearing that airlines might skip aid and layoff employees instead of taking what amounts to loans.
—Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2020
Prada created what’s perhaps the most influential string tie.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2020
The Las Olas top features long string ties and comes in a range of different colors.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
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“String tie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20tie. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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