Today he was so absorbed that he had almost twisted the offending lock into a double bowknot and he heeded the children no more than flies.
"Chicken Little Jane"
Lily Munsell Ritchie
In his free left hand he holds a slim ivory cane with a violet bowknot.
"Ulysses"
James Joyce
Under a folded collar he wore a narrow cravat tied in a bowknot, and in the bosom of his white shirt there sparkled a diamond such as might have come from a collection of crown-jewels.
"Ruggles of Red Gap"
Harry Leon Wilson