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He went on dressing, with fingers that had lost their deftness, tying a Windsor tie in a bow-knot at the throat of the soft cotton shirt.
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He went on dressing, with fingers that had lost their deftness, tying a Windsor tie in a bow-knot at the throat of his soft cotton shirt.
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'See here, young lady,' he said, with mock sternness, 'if you don't keep your tail where it belongs I'm going to wrap it around your lovely neck and tie it into a bow-knot.'
Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972
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Mrs. Day was putting on her bonnet before the looking-glass and trying the strings in a neat bow-knot between two of her chins.
The Mission of Janice Day Helen Beecher Long
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Other hallmarks of the Louis XVI period are the straight outlines, perfectly balanced proportions, the rosettes, ribbon and bow-knot with torch and arrows in chiselled bronze.
The Art of Interior Decoration Grace Wood
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Oval medallions, surmounted by a wreath of flowers and a bow-knot, appear very often, and in about 1780 round medallions were used.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Lucy Abbot Throop
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It is not a bow-knot and a rococo curve or two that will turn a modern room, fresh from the builder's hands, into a Louis XV drawing-room.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Lucy Abbot Throop
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This is brought down along the breast behind the shoulder and the angle of the fore-leg in order to pass it through the third ring; then it must be passed around against the outer angle of the left hip, and fastened after having been drawn tightly to the posterior ring, by a simple bow-knot.
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Having tied himself up in this conversational bow-knot, Mr. Ramsay waited to be extricated.
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Prince of Wales feathers, held together by a bow-knot delicately carved.
The Art of Interior Decoration Grace Wood
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