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A strip of fabric men wear to prove they survived dressing themselves under duress.
means To fasten or bind two or more things together with string, rope, or fabric — or the knot, fastening, or strip of cloth that does the binding (and, by extension, a connection between people or an equal score in a contest).
from From Old English tīgan, 'to bind,' and the noun tēah, 'a rope or cord' — kin to a broad Germanic family of words for binding fast. The thread of meaning runs straight through: first the literal cord, then anything that binds (family ties, business ties), then the neckwear knotted at the throat, and finally a contest so evenly bound together that neither side can pull free — a draw.
- Croatian roots
- Named from cravat, worn by 17th-century Croatian mercenaries
- Knot math
- There are 177,147 possible ways to knot one
- Power signal
- Red ones nicknamed 'power ties' for boardroom intimidation
- Dying trend
- Tie sales have collapsed as workplaces ditch formality
windsor knot — the most common necktie knot, created in the 1930s by the duke of windsor
old school tie — british tradition where alumni wear neckties from their schools, particularly eton and harrow
bolo tie — the official neckwear of arizona and new mexico, a decorative cord with a clasp instead of a traditional knot