necklace

[ nek-lis ]

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noun

a piece of jewelry consisting of a string of stones, beads, jewels, or the like, or a chain of gold, silver, or other metal, for wearing around theneck.

Origin of necklace

1580–90; neck + lace (in the sense “a cord or string to pull opposite ends together”)

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How to use necklace in a sentence

Little Scosha Friendship Bracelets, $24 Heart necklaces and lanyards are so 1990s.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Blue Ivy in Your Life | Allison McNearney | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
You can now find her hooded image on cars, necklaces, votive candles, tattoos, and altars across Mexico and the United States.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico | Michael Schulson | November 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The solution: bracelets that serve as phone chargers, or necklaces that buzz when you receive an email or text.
Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week | Raquel Laneri | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Others sported beaded necklaces, handcrafted hair clip-ins and rings all of similar caliber.
Miley Cyrus Channels Her Bad Year Into Rave-Kid Art | Justin Jones | September 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
We bought candy necklaces, went to the aquarium, rode tandem bikes, and I was very conscious of, ‘We’re all friends here.
Pedro Zamora, a Hero in the Real World | Tim Teeman | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

At last she had fallen asleep and dreamed ecstatic dreams about diamond necklaces and thousand franc notes.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. Williamson
Not for twenty necklaces and a whole file of hieroglyphic passes would she doubt Frank any more.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Asad opened a little chest, and brought forth a tray of coral necklaces, which he submitted to his visitor.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
They wore necklaces, bracelets, and girdles of white shells.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward Edwards
From their ears are suspended long gold drops, and their uncovered necks are not unfrequently adorned with costly necklaces.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests | J. J. von Tschudi

British Dictionary definitions for necklace

necklace

/ (ˈnɛklɪs) /

noun

a chain, band, or cord, often bearing beads, pearls, jewels, etc, worn around the neck as an ornament, esp by women
(in South Africa) a tyre soaked in petrol, placed round a person's neck, and set on fire in order to burn the person to death

verb

(tr) Southern African to kill (someone) by placing a burning tyre round his or her neck

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