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Mari-Lou A
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Does "Her hair was tied back in a neat bow." mean the ribbon in her hair is in a bow?

Does "Her hair was tied back in a neat bow." look like this picture when her hair is in a bow?

back of a woman's head showing her hair made into a bow shape

or look like this picture when she used the ribbon to tie her hair and the ribbon is in a bow?

view of a woman's long hair showing the front section tied back with a ribbon

Tom
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