tie tack


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tie tack

n.
A short pin with a decorative head, used to attach a tie to a shirt front by means of a snap or chain.
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tie tack

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tie-tack

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tietac

n
(Clothing & Fashion) US a pin used to fasten a tie to the front of a shirt
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tie′ tack`

(or tac`),


n.
[1950–55]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. tie tack - a pin used to hold the tie in place
pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
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Translations

tie tack

n (Am) → fermacravatta m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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One of the more unusual political buttons from the 1950s was actually a tie tack.
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