neckerchief

Varsity jackets, flat-brimmed hats, and neckerchiefs stamped with the phrase “cheddar weather” are the height of the form.
It’s Cheddar Weather Somewhere|Dayna Evans|September 22, 2021|Eater
But Digby and others turned him round, unloosed his neckerchief, and threw water in his face, in the hopes of reviving him.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston
His dog was howling, his head was aching fearfully—somebody was pulling him about, hands were loosening his neckerchief.
Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
He wore no neckerchief, as he had been playing rackets all day, and his open shirt collar displayed their full luxuriance.
The Pickwick Papers|Charles Dickens

He was usually muffled in an enormous silk neckerchief, and right up to the hot summer a huge fire burned in the open grate.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
And then she saw a soiled blue neckerchief twisted and curled in the knot, and she examined it with wide eyes.
The Range Boss|Charles Alden Seltzer

British Dictionary definitions for neckerchief

neckerchief

/ (ˈnɛkətʃɪf, -ˌtʃiːf) /

noun

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

Word Origin for neckerchief

C14: from neck + kerchief

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