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neckerchief

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck +‎ kerchief.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/, /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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neckerchief (plural neckerchiefs or neckerchieves)

  1. 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.
    • 2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation‎[2], archived from the original on 18 December 2024:
      The fella in question was still sitting at his table, sans everything above the neckerchief. There was blood everywhere, and brain matter, and bits of skull, and what looked like very expensive bone china.

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