Neckerchief
['nekətʃɪf] or ['nɛkɚtʃif]
Definition
(n.) A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Cravat, neck-cloth.
Editor: Quentin
Examples
- After spelling it out slowly, the man made it into a little roll, and tied it up in an end of his neckerchief still more slowly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The door was opened by a swarthy foreign-looking maid, with a prominent bosom under a gay neckerchief, whom he vaguely fancied to be Sicilian. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- He had replaced his neckerchief loosely, and had stood, keenly observant of me, biting a long end of it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He wore no neckerchief, as he had been playing rackets all day, and his open shirt collar displayed their full luxuriance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- My passion takes away my appetite, and makes me wear my newest silk neckerchief continually. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The same happy result attended Miss Bella Wilfer on her wedding day, and Mr Riderhood inspecting Bradley Headstone's red neckerchief as he lay asleep. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He was embellished with spectacles, and wore a white neckerchief. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The draggling ends of the red neckerchief caught the schoolmaster's eyes. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- All this time, Mr Boffin had been rolling his eyes over his loosened neckerchief, as if his fit were still upon him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Bolter put his hand to his neckerchief, as if he felt it inconveniently tight; and murmured an assent, qualified in tone but not in substance. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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