bowtie

bowtie
1. noun /ˈbowˌtɑj,bəʊˈtaɪ/
A man’s necktie tied in a bow around the throat.
2. adjective /ˈbowˌtɑj,bəʊˈtaɪ/
Having the shape that the displayed part of a bowtie does when the latter is tied.

The corkscrew pasta holds the cheese sauce better, but all I had in the cupboard was bowtie pasta.


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