bowtie/ˈboʊˌtaɪ/EtymologyFrom bow + tie.adjHaving 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.”nounA man's necktie tied in a bow around the throat.A kind of road intersection. See Bowtie (road).