[ noun ] neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front <noun.artifact> he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktiehe wore a vest and tie
Necktie \Neck"tie`\, n. A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.
Leakey, who wore a necktie with a pattern of skulls, is known for his research on the first humans.
"It seems laughable that many people spend more time selecting a necktie or dress than investing their life savings," Finley observed in the firm's monthly publication Investor News.
Snappy dressers beware: A too-tight necktie can make your head swim and vision blur, says the author of a book on improving health habits.
He tucks the bottom of his necktie into his pants and rummages through a briefcase full of documents outlining the Macedonian cause, just in case.
Think what would happen if someone took a pair of scissors and cut your necktie in half.
Samuel Clarence Pulitzer, who grew up in an orphanage and became a major necktie manufacturer, died of cancer Friday.
"When I grew up, you had to have a necktie and a shirt and a jacket to vote.
Nationalist Assemblyman Lee Hua-yang grabbed Huang's necktie. Huang punched back and the two rolled on the floor as others joined the pushing and shouting.
Not a necktie was in sight at a street celebration of Carlos Menem's victory and for good reason _ the charismatic president-elect has his roots and support in the working class.
Consider the imported necktie: $28 to the import agent, who sells it to a wholesaler for $56, who sells it to a department store for $70, which displays it beautifully and gets $112 from the customer.
One department is so adamantly unorthodox that if an outside salesman makes a call wearing a necktie, he'll more than likely lose it _ to a pair of scissors, according to Johnson.