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neckerchief

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/
  • /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The Boy Scout wore a red neckerchief, the ends clasped with a sliding knot ornament.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a kerchief worn around the neck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: kerchief

History

Etymology

From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief.

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: шалче (šalče) — type of scarf
  • Bulgarian: кърпа за врата (kǎrpa za vrata) — type of scarf
  • Catalan: mocador — type of scarf
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頸巾 /颈巾 (jǐngjīn) — type of scarf
  • Chinese Mandarin: 領巾 /领巾 (lǐngjīn) — type of scarf
  • Dutch: halsdoek — type of scarf
  • Esperanto: koltuko — type of scarf
  • Finnish: kaulahuivi — type of scarf
  • Finnish: huivi — type of scarf
  • French: foulard — type of scarf
  • German: Halstuch — type of scarf
  • German: Seidenhalstuch — type of scarf
  • German: Nickituch — type of scarf
  • Hungarian: nyaksál — type of scarf
  • Hungarian: nyakba való kendő — type of scarf
  • Irish: ciarsúr brád — type of scarf
  • Irish: brat brád — type of scarf
  • Italian: cravatta — type of scarf
  • Italian: fazzoletto da collo — type of scarf
  • Italian: foulard — type of scarf
  • Italian: fazzoletto — type of scarf
  • Japanese: ネッカチーフ (nekkāchīfu) — type of scarf
  • Ojibwe: moshwe — type of scarf
  • Polish: apaszka — type of scarf
  • Romanian: fular — type of scarf
  • Russian: ше́йный плато́к (šéjnyj platók) — type of scarf
  • Russian: га́лстук (gálstuk) — type of scarf
  • Russian: косы́нка (kosýnka) — type of scarf
  • Spanish: pañuelo — type of scarf
  • Spanish: fular — type of scarf
  • Swedish: snusnäsduk — type of scarf
  • Swedish: sjal — type of scarf
  • Swedish: halsduk — type of scarf
  • Tamil: கழுத்துக்குட்டை (kaḻuttukkuṭṭai) — type of scarf
  • Turkish: fular — type of scarf
  • Ukrainian: коси́нка (kosýnka) — type of scarf
  • Unami: akontpèpi — type of scarf
  • Volapük: tanod — type of scarf