| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing |
apron
|
| scarf for woman tied under chin |
babushka
|
| woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women |
babushka
|
| broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle |
besom
|
| napkin tied under the chin a child while eating |
bib
|
| hat tied under the chin |
bonnet
,
poke bonnet
|
| package of several things tied together for carrying or storing |
bundle
,
sheaf
|
| shirt tails tied in knot at waist |
calypso
|
| finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided |
draw
,
standoff
,
tie
|
| embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches |
faggpting
,
fagoting
|
| knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose |
figure eight
,
figure of eight
|
| debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills) |
floater
|
| long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
four-in-hand
|
| bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head |
four-tailed bandage
|
| intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia |
Gordian knot
|
| knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double |
half hitch
|
| kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin |
headscarf
|
| system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation |
indexation
|
| neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front |
necktie
,
tie
|
| tongue-tied |
nervous
,
silent
,
speechless
|
