neckcloth

[ nek-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

, Obsolete.

, plural neck·cloths [nek, -klaw, th, z, -klo, th, z, -klawths, -kloths].

1. cravat ( def 2 ).

neckcloth

/ ˈnɛkˌklɒθ /

noun

1. a large ornamental usually white cravat worn formerly by men

Word History and Origins

Origin of neckcloth¹

First recorded in 1630–40; neck + cloth

Example Sentences

She sent him a hand-knitted neckcloth (he had asked her to send him something made by her hands).

From The Daily Beast

There may be no great danger yet; but a man can't be too careful when he wears a narrow neckcloth.

From Project Gutenberg

Running towards the old man, he and his wife quickly raised him and loosened his neckcloth.

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This statue used to be decked out on the occasion of the procession in the long peruke and neckcloth of the reign of Charles II.

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He was dressed in black; his hair was cropped and powdered, his shirt-collar open, and he wore no neckcloth.

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Just then a hard hand was wrung into my neckcloth, and I felt myself dragged out of the water.

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