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Meaning of bowtie

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bowtie

Pronunciation:/bəʊˈtaɪ//boʊˈtaɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.

  2. A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).

adjective

Definitions

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

    Example: The corkscrew pasta holds the cheese sauce better, but all I had in the cupboard was bowtie pasta.