: a narrow length of material worn about the neck and tied in front
especially
: four-in-hand
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This is a look at fashion, because not one of these current or former commanders in chief was wearing what's typically a standard part of presidential outfits: a necktie.
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Brianna Scott, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
In place of a classic necktie, each model wore a thick chunk of braided hair fastened to their collar.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Mar. 2024
Corporate Values Thought neckties were a thing of the past?
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Leading stars such as Colman Domingo, Cillian Murphy, and Sterling K. Brown found interesting ways to update the classic tuxedo—whether by adding brooches, a glitzy shoe, or in Murphy's case, a chic little bowed necktie.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Significantly more pointed is the way designers played with pinstripes and neckties in an attempt to dismantle ideas of capitalism and power.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Scott Van Pelt materializes onscreen five nights a week at midnight — sometimes a little earlier or later — typically in a necktie and pocket square, the spotlight reflecting off his bald head, ready to talk about the day in sports.
—Jonathan Mahler, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
The association between the necktie and Ascot comes from the fashion originally worn by the upper-class attendees of the Royal Ascot races.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The cartoon showed a FWS biologist with a necktie muffling his mouth—to prevent him from speaking the truth.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
Brianna Scott, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
In place of a classic necktie, each model wore a thick chunk of braided hair fastened to their collar.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Mar. 2024
Corporate Values Thought neckties were a thing of the past?
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Leading stars such as Colman Domingo, Cillian Murphy, and Sterling K. Brown found interesting ways to update the classic tuxedo—whether by adding brooches, a glitzy shoe, or in Murphy's case, a chic little bowed necktie.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
Significantly more pointed is the way designers played with pinstripes and neckties in an attempt to dismantle ideas of capitalism and power.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
Scott Van Pelt materializes onscreen five nights a week at midnight — sometimes a little earlier or later — typically in a necktie and pocket square, the spotlight reflecting off his bald head, ready to talk about the day in sports.
—Jonathan Mahler, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
The association between the necktie and Ascot comes from the fashion originally worn by the upper-class attendees of the Royal Ascot races.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The cartoon showed a FWS biologist with a necktie muffling his mouth—to prevent him from speaking the truth.
—TIME, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Necktie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necktie. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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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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