neckerchief
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/, /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]neckerchief (plural neckerchiefs or neckerchieves)
- A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
- The Boy Scout wore a red neckerchief, the ends clasped with a sliding knot ornament.
- 2019 March 18, Jason Farago, “Okwui Enwezor, Curator Who Remapped Art World, Dies at 55”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Self-assured, peripatetic and unfailingly dapper — he favored dark double-breasted suits and the occasional neckerchief, and once made the cover of Men’s Vogue in Italy — Mr. Enwezor never doubted that an African had every right to take the lead at Western art institutions.
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[edit]type of scarf
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- en:Neckwear