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neckwear

neckwear

1 3.0
Clothes worn around the neck like ties and scarves
  • noun
  • /ˈnɛkˌwɛr/
translation icon : accesorios de cuello
  • For the winter, she prefers wool neckwear to keep warm during the cold months.
  • line of neckwear

Examples

  • Many people choose colorful neckwear to add style to their outfits.

  • Throughout the centuries, some type of neckwear, different from the standard outdoor scarf, could be traced through, but it did not exactly resemble the modern-day necktie, although it is said that such neckwear managed to lay down the foundations of the necktie that we see at present.

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  • You can wear whatever neckwear you like or none at all, but let us go forth and serve as we can.

  • You can wear whatever neckwear you like or none at all, but let us go forth and serve as we can.

  • I happen to carry a complete line of personality neckwear.

  • By the 1720s, a different kind of neckwear had made an appearance in the market, known as 'stocks.'

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  • (to Ashoka) I like your taste in neckwear.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • ALong the way, the runners must pass their neckwear by rooftop scanners.

  • For formal gatherings such as dinners and parties, a different type of neckwear was created, known as the Ascot tie.

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  • Throughout the centuries, some type of neckwear, different from the standard outdoor scarf, could be traced through, but it did not exactly resemble the modern-day necktie, although it is said that such neckwear managed to lay down the foundations of the necktie that we see at present.

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Synonyms

neckpiece
vsneckwear
1 5.4

An item worn around the neck, like a collar or necklace

refers only to clothing items worn around the neck not jewelry

How Formal

bow tie
36 2.8
ascot
9 7.7
necktie
21 1.0
neckwear
1 3.0
scarf
134 1.0
bandana
  • US
19 2.8

Surface Forms

neckwear singular
neckwears plural

Morphology

neckwear = neck + wear (transparent) = neck + wear

A straightforward compound: 'neck' + 'wear' = clothing worn on the neck, which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Neckwear combines neck ('the part of your body below the head') and wear ('clothing'). So it means clothes you wear on your neck, like ties and scarves.