tie

Definition

A knot; a fastening.

Etymology

From Middle English teye (“cord, chain”), from Old English tēag, tēah (“cord, chain”), from Proto-West Germanic *taugu, from Proto-Germanic *taugō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-. Compare Danish tov, Icelandic taug.

Example Sentences

• "Oxford ties; Derby ties"
• "[…] the tip of her russet boot almost grazed that of his Oxford tie."
• "the sacred ties of friendship or of duty"