neckerchief
noun/ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/ · /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/
Etymology From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief.
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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.
- 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.2019 March 18, Jason Farago, “Okwui Enwezor, Curator Who Remapped Art World, Dies at 55”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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- 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.2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2024:
- Synonyms
- handkerchief, necker
- Derived terms
- neckerchiefed
- Related terms
- bolo, cravat, handkerchief