neckcloth

[ nek-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈnɛkˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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noun, plural neck·cloths

[nek-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈnɛkˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. Obsolete.

cravat (def. 2).

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Origin of neckcloth

First recorded in 1630–40; neck + cloth

Words nearby neckcloth

Necho, neck, neck and neck, Neckar, neckband, neckcloth, necked, Necker, neckerchief, Necker cube, necking

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How to use neckcloth in a sentence

She sent him a hand-knitted neckcloth (he had asked her to send him something made by her hands).
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer|John Suchet|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There may be no great danger yet; but a man can't be too careful when he wears a narrow neckcloth.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
Running towards the old man, he and his wife quickly raised him and loosened his neckcloth.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
This statue used to be decked out on the occasion of the procession in the long peruke and neckcloth of the reign of Charles II.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland

He was dressed in black; his hair was cropped and powdered, his shirt-collar open, and he wore no neckcloth.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
Just then a hard hand was wrung into my neckcloth, and I felt myself dragged out of the water.
Tales from Blackwood|Various

British Dictionary definitions for neckcloth

neckcloth

/ (ˈnɛkˌklɒθ) /

noun

a large ornamental usually white cravat worn formerly by men

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