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bowtie

English

Alternative forms

  • bow tie

Etymology

bow +? tie

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /bo??ta?/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /b???ta?/

Noun

bowtie (plural bowties)

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

Translations

Further reading

  • bowtie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Adjective

bowtie (not comparable)

  1. 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.

Translations

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bowie

English

Noun

bowie (plural bowies)

  1. A Bowie knife

Scots

Etymology

Obscure origin. Possibly derived from Old English bolla, Old Norse bolle; cf. English bowl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?ui?/

Noun

bowie (plural bowies)

  1. (archaic) A shallow dish, bowl, or small tub.

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