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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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303 words, approx. 1 pages 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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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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Neckties.
03/22/2002: 2,400 words, approx. 8 pages Although loose cravats became popular in Europe only during the seventeenth century, we have worn things around our necks for millennia, from cowls to feather boas, from diamond chokers to ruffled flea-catchers. Ancient Chinese civilizations believed that the Adam's apple was the source...
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The neckties that bind
01/27/2008: 621 words, approx. 2 pages Our loss Second is first choice Stall tactic Questions answered, answers questioned: Men's neckties grow wider or narrower, but how come old ties in your closet never make it back into style? Why is it that children can't wait to get...
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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...



Featured Essays
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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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