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necklaced

necklaced

1 6.7
With a ring of something around it, often for decoration
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɛklɪst/
: decorado
  • Her dress was necklaced with shimmering jewels.

Examples

  • Her garden was necklaced with colorful flowers along the fence.

  • The city was necklaced by a ring of bright lights at night.

  • The hills were necklaced with morning mist, creating a beautiful scene at sunrise.

  • The garden was beautifully necklaced with colorful flowers.

  • The hills were necklaced with morning mist, creating a beautiful scene at sunrise.

  • The city was necklaced by a ring of bright lights at night.

  • Her garden was necklaced with colorful flowers along the fence.

Synonyms

decorated
vsnecklaced
51 2.7

Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful

highlights surrounding or encircling as the specific decorative method
spangled
vsnecklaced
28 7.1

Decorated with many small shiny pieces like sequins that sparkle in light

shares shine but focuses on being encircled rather than merely covered
beaded
vsnecklaced
18 3.4

Decorated with small round objects sewn onto cloth or strung on thread

means the same decorative idea but focuses on surrounding or encircling
adorned
vsnecklaced
15 3.9

A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful

focuses on being surrounded or encircled as the main decorative action
sequined
vsnecklaced
11 5.4

Covered with small shiny discs sewn onto cloth

overlaps in sparkle but stresses being surrounded rather than only sewn decoration
jeweled
vsnecklaced
  • US
11 3.9

Covered with small shiny stones or beads to look rich

overlaps in decoration but emphasizes being encircled rather than only covered with jewels
ringed
vsnecklaced
9 3.6

With colored bands around the body or surface

is about being ornamented by surrounding objects rather than marked with rings
strung
vsnecklaced
4 3.5

People put beads or flags on a string

is about being surrounded or wrapped around rather than merely threaded
to wreathe with
vsnecklaced
1 6.9

To place a ring of flowers or leaves around something to decorate it

is about being surrounded or encircled rather than just decorated
to bejeweled
vsnecklaced
  • US
1 5.7

To add jewels to something to make it sparkle

shares ornamentation but specifically involves surrounding or encircling
bespangled
vsnecklaced
  • Archaic
1 8.3

Covered with many small shiny things that reflect light or full of famous people

is similar in sparkle but specifically means to surround or encircle
gemmed
vsnecklaced
1 7.0

Decorated with jewels, beads, or sequins

is similar but stresses being surrounded in a necklace-like way

How Decorated

bejeweled
  • US
4 6.1
necklaced
1 6.7
adorned
15 3.9
decorated
51 2.7
plain
33 2.5

Surface Forms

necklaced positive

Morphology

necklaced = necklace (transparent) = neck + lace + ed

Formed by adding the standard adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed' to the noun 'necklace', so the meaning 'encircled as if with a necklace' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Necklaced comes from necklace, a small piece of jewelry worn around the neck, so to be necklaced means to be 'surrounded' or 'decorated' as if by a necklace.