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neckcloth

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An ornamental cravat, usually white.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • 1720, John Gay, “Tuesday; or, the Ditty” in Poems on Several Occasions, London: H. Lintot, R. Tonson & S. Draper, 1745, Volume I, p. 85, Will she thy linen wash or hosen darn, And knit thee gloves made of her own-spun yarn? Will she with huswife’s hand provide thy meat, And ev’ry Sunday morn thy neckcloth plait? Which o’er thy kersey doublet spreading wide, In service time drew Cic’ly’s eyes aside.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an ornamental white cravat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stock

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cravat

History

Etymology

From neck + cloth.