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

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

noun. a man's tie that ties in a bow

"There was a completely delightful visage of writers from dapper individuals bedecked in bowtie and hats in jaunty angles to those disheveled ‘deer caught in the headlamp stares’ as newly published authors; hard to fathom that their manuscript had caught the imagination of a publishing house, clambered onto stage to face hundreds of admiring fans."

necktie  tie  

black-tie  white-tie  

ascot  caturday  cec  choy  cutaway  

bootie  bowie