cravat

[ kruh-vat ]

noun

1. necktie ( defs 1, 2 ).
2. a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men especially in the 17th century.
3. Medicine/Medical. a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of material into a band, used temporarily for a fracture or wound.

cravat

/ krəˈvæt /

noun

1. a scarf of silk or fine wool, worn round the neck, esp by men

Word History and Origins

Origin of cravat¹

1650–60; < French cravate neckcloth, literally, Croat (< German Krabate < Serbo-Croatian hr̀vāt ); so called because worn by Croatian mercenaries in the French army

Word History and Origins

Origin of cravat¹

C17: from French cravate, from Serbo-Croat Hrvat Croat; so called because worn by Croats in the French army during the Thirty Years' War

Example Sentences

Other affectations such as Booth’s cravat pin, pinkie ring and monogrammed leather boots add to his carefully curated image.

From Los Angeles Times

If I am remembering correctly, he wore a silk cravat overflowing a grosgrain waistcoat from his London tailor.

From Literature

He donned his best silk shirt, his purple cravat, his brown velvet jacket with the braided lapels.

From Literature

Dean, 25, wore a stiff shirt, cravat, argyle jumper and pinstripe team blazer.

From BBC

Gov. Jack Williams declared the bolo tie “Arizona’s official neckwear” in 1971, and when Tom Prezelski, a Democrat from Tucson, wore his own ornamental leather cravat on the floor of the Legislature 15 years ago, nobody blinked.

From Los Angeles Times