Neckcloth

Quick meaning: Neckcloth is a noun meaning (historical) An ornamental cravat, usually white.

Meaning

(historical) An ornamental cravat, usually white.

Example Sentences

He was a man of such rigid refinement, that he would have starved rather than have dined without a white neck-cloth.

[…] I did remember I had among the Seamens Cloaths which were sav’d out of the Ship, some Neckcloaths of Callicoe or Muslin; and with some Pieces of these I made three small Sieves, but proper enough for the Work […]

It was not until Lestrade succeeded in getting his hand inside his neckcloth and half-strangling him that we made him realize that his struggles were of no avail; and even then we felt no security until we had pinioned his feet as well as his hands.

He was very cleanly dressed, in a blue coat, striped waistcoat, and nankeen trowsers; and his fine frilled shirt and cambric neckcloth looked unusually soft and white, reminding my strolling fancy (I call to mind) of the plumage on the breast of a swan.

Word Forms

• neckcloths
• neck-cloth

Synonyms for neckcloth

Depending on context, synonyms include stock.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stock, neck-cloth, cravat, scarf, carecloth, nightcloth.

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