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neckcloth

neck·cloth
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nek-klawth, -kloth]
    • /ˈnɛkˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/
    • /ˈnekklɔθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nek-klawth, -kloth]
    • /ˈnɛkˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/

Definitions of neckcloth word

  • noun plural neckcloth cravat (def 2). 1
  • noun neckcloth A cravat. 1
  • noun neckcloth a large ornamental usually white cravat worn formerly by men 0
  • noun neckcloth cravat 0

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Origin of neckcloth

First appearance:

before 1630
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; neck + cloth

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Parts of speech for Neckcloth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

neckcloth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

neckcloth usage trend in Literature

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