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club tie
noun as in old school tie
Weak match
noun as in school tie
Weak matches
Example Sentences
He has sported an amber-and-black club tie at the Downing Street podium - as well as namedropping his favourite team live on national TV.
After his victory, with Perry still in the bath, a club tie was left draped over his chair rather than presented in person.
Eventually, he was able to afford to buy a gold club tie there for $5, and wore it to his junior prom.
Filling a former staff bedroom, it is a kind of autobiography of the artist’s life up to that point: a room jammed with artwork and objects from his childhood, like his 4-H club tie and cap, and the accouterments of his mother’s occupation as a decorator of state-fair booths.
The tie used to be a powerful signifier of social status - the regimental tie, the club tie and, above all, the old school tie were all used as symbols of authority and belonging, and as a subtle way of excluding those who did not belong.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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