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Neckties Summary
1,012 words, approx. 3 pages
As an essential accessory of male business and formal wear, a sign of social connections and status, the necktie has been in general use since the 1830s. Its earliest origins, however, are to be found in the more practical neck-warming and...
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Necktie Summary
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The necktie is thought to have its origins in the military. Soldiers of ancient Rome wore focales tied around their necks. Croatian soldiers are thought to have introduced neck scarves to France when they arrived there as mercenaries in the late...
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Necktie Information
3,819 words, approx. 13 pages
The necktie (or tie) is a long piece of cloth worn around the neck. It rests under the shirt collar and is knotted at the throat. The modern necktie, ascot, and bow tie, descended from the cravat. Men and women (to a far lesser extent) wear neckties as...


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Malaysian doctors want freedom from neckties
5/1/2007: 265 words, approx. 1 pages
Malaysian doctors want to be free of encumbrances around their necks. Not their stethoscopes, but neckties.The Malaysian Medical Association has asked the Health Ministry to scrap a regulation requiring doctors to wear ties while on hospital ward rounds, saying the gentleman's fashion accessory could pose...
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Britain's hospitals to ban long sleeves and neckties in effort to fight infection
9/17/2007: 255 words, approx. 1 pages
British hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewelry in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-born infections, according to new rules published Monday.Hospital dress codes typically urge doctors to look professional, which, for male practitioners, has usually meant wearing a tie. But...
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Britain's hospitals to ban long sleeves and neckties for doctors, in effort against infection
9/17/2007: 401 words, approx. 1 pages
British hospitals are banning neckties, long sleeves and jewelry for doctors _ and their traditional white coats _ in an effort to stop the spread of deadly hospital-borne infections, according to new rules published Monday.Hospital dress codes typically urge doctors to look professional, which, for...
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Report details items in Simpson case
9/27/2007: 262 words, approx. 1 pages
Game balls, photographs and neckties are among the items authorities seized in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping case, according to a police evidence report provided Wednesday.Most items listed on the Las Vegas police report are memorabilia from the former football star's career, including footballs,...
 


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Ties
526 words, approx. 2 pages
The history of neckties, bow ties, scarves and ascots through the decades shows significant changes to styles, sizes and colors to reflect society in those time periods.


 

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