Windsor knot

noun

a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie.

Windsor knot

noun

a wide triangular knot, produced by making extra turns in tying a tie

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Windsor knot¹

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

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Donning a suit he hadn’t worn in two years, he struggled with the Windsor knot on his gold and blue tie, but he made it perfect, because details like that matter.

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He was dressed elegantly with his tie in a Windsor knot and waved to a nurse as he departed the hospital.

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“Why was a member of the family of Windsor unable to tie a correct Windsor knot?”

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I watched a bunch of YouTube tutorials to learn how to do the Windsor knot.

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His tie was in a perfect Windsor knot, which Grace had only seen in pictures on the internet, and that made her trust him a little bit more.

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Windsor, duke of Windsor Locks

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