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[[Image:Windsor_knot.JPG|thumb|200px|A Windsor knot.]] | [[Image:Windsor_knot.JPG|thumb|200px|A Windsor knot.]] | ||
The '''Windsor knot''', also sometimes referred to as a '''full Windsor''' to distinguish it from the [[half-Windsor knot|half-Windsor]] or erroneously as a "double Windsor", is a method of tying a [[necktie]] around one's [[neck]] and [[collar (clothing)|collar]]. The Windsor knot, compared to other methods, produces a wide triangular knot. The knot is named after the [[Duke of Windsor]] (Edward VIII after | The '''Windsor knot''', also sometimes referred to as a '''full Windsor''' to distinguish it from the [[half-Windsor knot|half-Windsor]] or erroneously as a "double Windsor", is a method of tying a [[necktie]] around one's [[neck]] and [[collar (clothing)|collar]]. The Windsor knot, compared to other methods, produces a wide triangular knot. The knot is named after the [[Duke of Windsor]] (Edward VIII after abdication), however the Duke himself did not actually use a Windsor knot. The Duke preferred a wide knot and had his ties specially made with thicker cloth in order to produce a wider knot when tied with the conventional [[four in hand knot]]. | ||
In [[Ian Fleming]]'s ''[[James Bond]]'' series, the British spy remarked that the Windsor knot was "the mark of a [[rake (character)|cad]]." | In [[Ian Fleming]]'s ''[[James Bond]]'' series, the British spy remarked that the Windsor knot was "the mark of a [[rake (character)|cad]]." | ||