neckcloth

[ nek-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈnɛkˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

noun, plural neck·cloths [nek-klawth z, -kloth z, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈnɛkˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/. Obsolete.

Nearby words

neck of the woods, neck sweetbread, neck-rein, neckar, neckband, neckcloth, necked, necker, necker cube, necker, jacques, neckerchief

Origin of neckcloth

First recorded in 1630–40; neck + cloth

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Examples from the Web for neckcloth

He came to Knaresdean yesterday to communicate the news, and his neckcloth was primmer than ever.
Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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
A man sprang at me and thrust something cold and knobby into my neckcloth.
Romance|Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
These myrmidons were all decorated with the fatal symbol, in neckcloth and scarf, around their blouses.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 392, June, 1848|Various

And Josh Perrott loosened his neckcloth with an indignant tug of the forefinger, and went off into another train of thought.
A Child of the Jago|Arthur Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for neckcloth

neckcloth

/ (ˈnɛkˌklɒθ) /

noun

a large ornamental usually white cravat worn formerly by men

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