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  ascot

  noun

  a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
• Ascot
  Ascot

  noun

  a village in SE Berkshire, in S England: annual horse races.

ascot

¹ American  

[as-kuht, -kot] / ˈæs kət, -kɒt /

noun

1. a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.

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Ascot ² American  

[as-kuht] / ˈæs kət /

noun

1. a village in SE Berkshire, in S England: annual horse races.

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Ascot ¹ British  

/ ˈæskət /

noun

1. a town in S England, in Bracknell Forest unitary authority, Berkshire: noted for its horse-race meetings, esp Royal Ascot , a four-day meeting held in June. Pop: 8755 (2001)

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ascot ² British  

/ ˈæskət /

noun

1. a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud

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Etymology

Origin of ascot

1905–10; so called from the fashionable dress worn at the Ascot races

Explanation

An ascot is a wide necktie that resembles a small scarf. If you aren't a British earl or Austin Powers, wearing an ascot could be considered a fashion risk. An ascot is an old-fashioned version of a tie, usually made of narrow silk that gets much wider at the ends and is pinned or tacked at the neck. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, ascots were often worn with morning suits, and today groomsmen in weddings sometimes wear ascots. The word comes from the name of an English village, Ascot, known for meetings requiring formal dress.

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“Benedict and Anthony are wearing small floral prints on their ascot on their vest. That is one of the few times we’ve done that,” Glaser says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

The larger one was named Mayonnaise and the smaller one was named Tartar Sauce and had a little ruffle of feathers under his chin like an ascot.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022

Three of his brothers had them, too; the fourth, Uncle Bill, had an ascot — had you ever met Uncle Bill, you would conclude that the ascot essentially was a mustache.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2020

In my memory he wore an ascot, but I think it’s very unlikely that was actually the case.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2020

Like some of the guests, he wore striped trousers and a swallow-tail coat with black-braided lapels topped by a rich ascot tie.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

In 2013, she became the first reigning monarch in 207 years to own a Gold Cup winner at Royal Ascot.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Thousands have attended Ladies Day at Royal Ascot in their finest hats and high-fashion.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

They were soon spotted hand-in-hand at various social events, and most recently attended Royal Ascot in June as guests of King Charles and Queen Camilla.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

River below Dodger Stadium and toward downtown, and L.A. finally made the Ascot Park hills in El Sereno into a nature preserve.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

The Ascot meeting is distinguished by the entire absence of selling plates, and much more “added money” is given than on any other course.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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