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cravat
[ kruh-vat ]
noun
- a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men especially in the 17th century.
- Medicine/Medical. a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of material into a band, used temporarily for a fracture or wound.
cravat
/ krəˈvæt /
noun
- a scarf of silk or fine wool, worn round the neck, esp by men
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Example Sentences
He was wearing a long collared silk shirt and an expensive cravat and an expensive silk lounging robe.
Jansoulet, seated without cravat and with his waist-coat open, was talking apparently in some agitation and in a low voice.
And the Nabob loosened his cravat about his neck, swollen like an apoplexy by his emotion and the heat of the room.
A dazzlingly white cravat made his anxious face look even paler than it really was.
His eyes were not idle, but excited and bright, though his attitude was slack and his chin rested on his tumbled cravat.
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