neckcloth
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Neckcloth — Neck cloth (?; 115), n. A piece of any fabric worn around the neck. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neckcloth — [nek′klôth΄, nek′kläth΄] n. Archaic CRAVAT … English World dictionary
neckcloth — /nek klawth , kloth /, n., pl. neckcloths / klawdhz , klodhz , klawths , kloths /. Obs. cravat (def. 2). [1630 40; NECK + CLOTH] * * * … Universalium
neckcloth — n. necktie, cravat, long strip of cloth worn around the neck (by men) for decoration and on formal occasions … English contemporary dictionary
neckcloth — noun a cravat … English new terms dictionary
neckcloth — /ˈnɛkklɒθ/ (say nekkloth) noun a kind of large cravat formerly worn around the neck by men …
neckcloth — n. hist. a cravat … Useful english dictionary
Cravat — For the racehorse, see Cravat (horse). For the day cravat, see Ascot tie. For cravat bandage, see Bandage#Triangular bandage. Croatian baroque poet Ivan Gundulić; the oldest known portrait with a cravat, 1622[1] The cravat is … Wikipedia
Court uniform and dress — Court dressOn formal royal occasions in monarchies the dress worn by those present has in the past been prescribed by official regulations. Court dress (as distinguished from court uniform mentioned in the section below) is worn by all men not… … Wikipedia
The Night Before Larry Was Stretched — is an Irish execution ballad written in the Newgate cant.AuthorThe ballad is estimated to have been written around 1816. Will (Hurlfoot) Maher, a shoemaker from Waterford, wrote the song, though Dr. Robert Burrowes, the Dean of St. Finbar’s Cork … Wikipedia
