Windsor knot

noun

: a symmetrical necktie knot that is wider than the usual four-in-hand knot

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Other styles include the bow tie, the bolo tie, and the Windsor knot. — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2021 Strangio was wearing a blue plaid tie in a Windsor knot with a white shirt and a gray suit, the sides of his head freshly barbered and the hair on the top gelled solid. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020 Next door, a grad student pored over the instructions for tying a half Windsor knot online — preparing for an interview over Zoom, yes, but no less anxious for it. — Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022 Before the season-opening game, Jaiden Cancela, a guard from Virginia Beach, stood in front of a mirror fiddling with a Windsor knot. — Billy Witz, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 Fashion-forward dressers usually wear the triangular, more symmetrical, half-Windsor knot (not the full-Windsor, which is too large and bulky for today). — Lois Fenton, Arkansas Online, 18 Apr. 2021 Here are Christian and Rick potentially alerting the game in a way never seen before in 50 seasons, and Devens is half-distracted the entire time dealing with a pesky Windsor knot. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably after Edward, Duke of Windsor

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Windsor knot was in 1940

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“Windsor knot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Windsor%20knot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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