cravat
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7.9
- noun
- /krəˈvæt/
- Formal
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corbata
- His shirt was pink, his cravat and spats white, his waistcoat dark green with a white check.
- a white cravat
The velvet line casket cracked like an egg and out came Dracula in Cape cuffs, cravat, white skin, thirsty eyes.
- The velvet line casket cracked like an egg and out came Dracula in Cape cuffs, cravat, white skin, thirsty eyes.
- I am to become a proper British gentleman, cuffed and buckled with breeches and a fine cravat.
- You know, cravats have been around for quite a long time before they started being mass produced.
Examples
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He wears a fine belt and a leather cravat
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For most of the ride downtown, he kept yanking at his knotted cravat, fighting for breath in the hot interior of the carriage.
Fiction book (1993) -
Do take off his cravat, please.
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I look like a big dog in a cravat.
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A neck wrapped round with a large cravat
Academic text (2016) -
Tied your cravat just a wee bit too tight, didn't you?
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His shirt was cadet blue; the pointed ends of his cravat flowed down over the front.
Fiction book (1993) -
"As predicted, Colonel Shadow soon appeared, dressed for the street in his sombrero and flowing cravat.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some wore complicated suits, white linen shirts, cravats tied in complex knots, and bows.
Fiction book (1993) -
His shirt was cadet blue; the pointed ends of his cravat flowed down over the front.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long narrow piece of cloth you wear under a shirt collar and tie at the front
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7.7
A wide necktie with square ends often fastened with a decorative pin
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3.0
Clothes worn around the neck like ties and scarves
A decorative piece of cloth tied around the neck, often white and worn at formal events
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cravat comes from the French cravate, which in turn comes from the Croatian word Hrvat meaning 'Croat'. In the 1600s Croatian soldiers wore scarves around their necks and people in Paris copied the look, so a cravat became the name for a neck cloth, like a fancy tie.