neckerchief

[nek-er-chif, -cheef]

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noun

a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.

Origin of neckerchief

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at neck, kerchief

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Related Words for neckerchief

kerchief, handkerchief, scarf, bandanna

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Historical Examples of neckerchief

Be ready to tie your neckerchief over your nose, soon as we strike the alkali.
Bloom of Cactus
Robert Ames Bennet
Davis descended meekly, gave him his neckerchief, and was bound as were the others.
The Wreck of the Titan
Morgan Robertson
She read the letter, and putting it into her neckerchief, desired him to follow her.
Peter Simple
Frederick Marryat
She carried a parcel under her arm, done up carefully in her neckerchief.
Patsy
S. R. Crockett
His wife, with a neckerchief tied round her head, was suckling a baby.
Bouvard and Pcuchet
Gustave Flaubert

British Dictionary definitions for neckerchief

neckerchief

noun

a piece of ornamental cloth, often square, worn around the neck

Word Origin for neckerchief

C14: from neck + kerchief

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Word Origin and History for neckerchief

"scarf for the neck," late 14c., from neck (n.) + kerchief, which is, etymologically "a covering for the head."