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Necktie vs Bowtie - What's the difference?

necktie | bowtie |

As nouns the difference between necktie and bowtie

is that necktie is a strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie while bowtie is a man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.

As an adjective bowtie is

having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.

necktie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.
  • Derived terms

    * Colombian necktie * necktie party

    See also

    * (wikipedia "necktie")

    bowtie

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bow tie

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
  • (US) A kind of road intersection. See .
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.
  • The corkscrew pasta holds the cheese sauce better, but all I had in the cupboard was bowtie pasta.