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noun
A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: steinkirk cravat
Antonyms: none provided
History
So called from the Battle of Steinkirk in 1692, when the French nobles apparently had no time to arrange their lace neckcloth.
