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ˈnecktie
[f. neck n.1]
a. A narrow band of woven or knitted material placed round the neck and tied in front, a common item of modern dress.
1838Workwoman's Guide 80 Some-times the neck-tie is of a dark-coloured silk in the middle with two coloured ends. 1861Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. xiv, Blake had great difficulty in adjusting his necktie before the glass. 1866Sat. Rev. 21 Apr. 466/1 The gentleman in a white neck-tie.
b. attrib., spec. in necktie-party, a lynching or hanging. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
1871Harper's Mag. Nov. 949/2 Mr. Jim Clemenston, equine abductor, was..made the victim of a neck-tie sociable. 1882in Nat. Geogr. Mag. (1929) Aug. 247 If Found within the Limits of this City after Ten O'Clock p.m. this Night, you will be Invited to attend a Grand Neck-tie Party. 1893Spectator 7 Oct. 463 A lynching is gracefully described as a neck-tie party. 1932‘S. Wood’ Shades Prison House xxii. 340 An investigation brought to light the remains of the woman and her children, and Mr. Burrows was now booked to play lead at a neck-tie party, shortly to be convened. He walked to and fro with the death guards. 1967N. Lucas C.I.D. x. 157 Oh well—if you have a necktie party, it's a quick way to go. Better than being killed by an atom bomb. 1973Listener 4 Jan. 10/3 A drunk or a loud-mouth could wind up like a rustler—the victim of a neck-tie party.
Hence ˈnecktieless a., wearing no necktie.
1890S. J. Duncan Soc. Departure 25 A necktie-less, heavy-coated, high-booted young man. |