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Definition: Necktie |
NecktieNoun1. Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "necktie" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references) |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A necktie (aka a tie) is a piece of cloth hanging around the neck. It is usually a dress requirement for businessmen and probably the most common father's gift in the world.
A variety of neckties tied as if they were on a person. (Larger Version)
History of Neckties
In the 1700s, the court of London was seeking a new fashion. It came when an unnamed official noticed a Croatian mercenary who was dressed in the style of his profession at the time. This style included a handkerchief tied in a knot around the man's neck, similar to an ascot.Inspired, the official began to tie a handkerchief around his neck as well.
In the 17th century, Louis XIV's Croatian regiment wore neck cloths: this provides the origin of the English word "cravat," from the French cravate, for "Croatian."
Modern Times
Today, neckties are part of the formal clothing of males in both Western and non-Western societies, particularly in business. Generally it is a thick swath made from silk or cotton, and is tied around the collar with various knots, such as the Windsor knot. They have also found their way into the outfits of fashionably trail blazing females.
See also
- bowtie
- Paisley (design)
- Claus von Amsberg
External links
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Necktie."
Synonym: NecktieSynonym: tie (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Necktie |
| English words defined with "necktie": askew, awry ♦ bola, bola tie, bolo, bolo tie ♦ cockeyed ♦ four-in-hand ♦ lopsided ♦ old school tie ♦ stickpin, string tie ♦ Windsor tie, wonky. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "necktie": Deputy ♦ NECKTIE OPERATOR, POCKETS AND PIECES, necktie stitcher, NECKTIE-CENTRALIZING SEWING MACHINE, NECKTIE-CENTRALIZING-MACHINE OPERATOR I, NECKTIE-CENTRALIZING-MACHINE OPERATOR II ♦ slipstitch-machine operator. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I can't be the necktie murderer (Frenzy; writing credit: Arthur La Bern; Anthony Shaffer) Is this an invite to a necktie party, Reverend (The Searchers; writing credit: Frank S. Nugent) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Newcomb's Necktie (1913) Necktie Glass (2001) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Necktie salesman. Omaha, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He wore khaki trousers and a blue shirt and a black necktie. |
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Economic History | Taiwan | Conspicuous consumption is rampant in Taiwan society and consumers are eager to pay top-dollar for the right brand of watch, car, cognac or necktie. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man, with a red necktie and an intricate system of cobwebs extending from his nose to his desk. When accidentally struck by the janitor's broom, he gives off a cloud of dust. "Chief Deputy," the Master cried, "To-day the books are to be tried By experts and accountants who Have been commissioned to go through Our office here, to see if we Have stolen injudiciously. Please have the proper entries made, The proper balances displayed, Conforming to the whole amount Of cash on hand -- which they will count. I've long admired your punctual way -- Here at the break and close of day, Confronting in your chair the crowd Of business men, whose voices loud And gestures violent you quell By some mysterious, calm spell -- Some magic lurking in your look That brings the noisiest to book And spreads a holy and profound Tranquillity o'er all around. So orderly all's done that they Who came to draw remain to pay. But now the time demands, at last, That you employ your genius vast In energies more active. Rise And shake the lightnings from your eyes; Inspire your underlings, and fling Your spirit into everything!" The Master's hand here dealt a whack Upon the Deputy's bent back, When straightway to the floor there fell A shrunken globe, a rattling shell A blackened, withered, eyeless head! The man had been a twelvemonth dead. Jamrach Holobom |
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| "Necktie" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Necktie" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "necktie": hempen necktie ♦ necktie party. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "necktie": butterfly-necktie. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "necktie"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | das (tie). (various references) | |
Albanian | kravatë (neckcloth, neckwear, scarf, tie). (various references) | |
Arabic | الأربة ربطة العنق, ربطة عنق (cravat, tie). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | вратовръзка (cravat, tie). (various references) | |
Catalan | corbata (tie). (various references) | |
Chinese | 领带 (tie, ties). (various references) | |
Czech | vázanka (scarf, tie), kravata (tie). (various references) | |
Danish | slips (tie). (various references) | |
Dutch | stropdas (tie), das (badger, shawl, tie). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kravato (tie). (various references) | |
Faeroese | slips (tie). (various references) | |
Farsi | کراوات (Tie). (various references) | |
Finnish | solmio (tie). (various references) | |
French | cravate. (various references) | |
German | Krawatte (ascot, cravat, headlock, necktie US, scarf, tie, tippet), Schlips (neck tie, tie). (various references) | |
Greek | γραβάτα (tie), λαιμοδέτησ (cravat, four-in-hand, neckwear, tie). (various references) | |
Hebrew | ע יב" (cravat, knot, loop, noose, tie). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyakkendő (cravat, four-in-hand, scarf, scarves, tie). (various references) | |
Indonesian | dasi (bow, cravat). (various references) | |
Italian | cravatta (cravat, tie). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ネオン管 (bottleneck, drip-dry, import restriction list, Is it so?, nack chain, Nebraska, neck, neckerchief, necking, necklace, neckline, necktie pin, necrophilia, necrophobia, nector, negative, negative color, neglect, negligee, negotiation, Nelson, neon tube, nepenta, nephron, nephrosis, nepotism, Neptune, neptunium, Nescafe, -ness, nest, nest table, nesting, Nestle, net, net ball, Net citizen, net in, net play, net price, net score, netball falling in, netizen, net-mask, nettopology, network, network administration, networker, networking, Nevada, Never give up!, Never happen, Never mind, next, no carbon, no-iron, permanent snowpatch, Really?, several tables inside each other, tie, wash and wear), タ行 (Classification for Japanese verb with the dictionary form ending in "tsu", Dahl, dark, dark matter, darling, Darwin, diagram, dial, dialogue, dial-up, diary, diatonic, diet, digest, Dijkstra, Diner's Club, diode, dozen, DynaBook, dynamic, dynamics, dynamism, dynamite, tie). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ネクタイ (tie), ダー"ータイ (tie). (various references) | |
Korean | 넥타이. (various references) | |
Malay | dasi (tie). (various references) | |
Manx | carvat (neck cloth). (various references) | |
Norwegian | slips (tie). (various references) | |
Papago | kol-wahtho. (various references) | |
Papiamen | dashi (tie). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ecktienay.(various references) | |
Polish | krawat (tie). (various references) | |
Portuguese | gravata (choker, cravat, daylight, neckcloth, scarf, tie). (various references) | |
Romanian | cravatã (choker, cravat, neckcloth, neckerchief, necklace, neck-tie, overlay, scarf, tie). (various references) | |
Russian | галстук (cravat, neckcloth, scarf, tie). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kravata (cravat, tie). (various references) | |
Spanish | corbata (cravat, tie). (various references) | |
Swahili | tai (tie). (various references) | |
Swedish | slips (neck-tie, tie), halsduk (cravat, kerchief, muffler, neckcloth, neckerchief, neckpiece, scarf). (various references) | |
Thai | เน็กไท. (various references) | |
Turkish | kravat (cravat, four-in-hand, tie), boyunbaği (tie), boyunbağı (cravat, neckcloth, neckwear, scarf, tie). (various references) | |
Turkmen | galstuk (r). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | краватка (ascot, bow, cravat, overlay, tie), галстук (cravat, scarf, tie). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | ca vát. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "necktie": neckties. (additional references) | |
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"Necktie" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: beckettii, Eckmire, Enketei, Necati, necatrix, Necci, neckty, Neecct, Nekemte, nichtig, noctua, nukite. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-k-n-t" | |
-1 letter: entice. | |
-2 letters: niece. | |
-3 letters: cent, cete, cine, cite, etic, keen, keet, kent, kine, kite, knee, knit, neck, nice, nick, nite, teen, tick, tike, tine. | |
-4 letters: cee, eke, ice, ick, ink, ken, kin, kit, nee, net, nit, tee, ten, tic, tie, tin. | |
-5 letters: en, et, in, it, ne, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-i-k-n-t" | |
+1 letter: neckties. | |
+2 letters: ketogenic, thickened, thickener. | |
+3 letters: littleneck, pernickety, restricken, skeletonic, thickeners, trancelike. | |
+4 letters: awestricken, cytokineses, greenockite, interlocked, kinesthetic, kinetochore, kinetoscope, kitchenette, kitchenware, littlenecks, persnickety, pocketknife, rejacketing, resketching, sketchiness, stockinette, tackinesses, telekinetic, thicknesses. | |
+5 letters: antileukemic, cabinetmaker, greenockites, hyperkinetic, kinetochores, kinetoscopes, kitchenettes, kitchenwares, pocketknives, racketeering, stickinesses, stockinesses, stockinettes, trickinesses. | |
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