neckcloth C2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈnɛkˌklɔθ/ UK /ˈneklɒθ/ See IPA manual Freq #433880 Meanings 1 noun a cloth worn around the neck, especially an ornamental cravat worn by men in earlier periods He tied a clean white neckcloth before putting on his coat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a cloth worn around the... cravatstockneckerchief Word family Related forms tiescarfcollar Etymology An English compound of neck and cloth. It became a general name for cloth neckwear and especially for the folded or tied cravats worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # neckcloth **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnɛkˌklɔθ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈneklɒθ/ **Frequency rank:** 433880 ## Meanings 1. a cloth worn around the neck, especially an ornamental cravat worn by men in earlier periods ## Examples - He tied a clean white neckcloth before putting on his coat. ## Synonyms - cravat - stock - neckerchief ## Related Forms - tie - scarf - collar ## Etymology An English compound of neck and cloth. It became a general name for cloth neckwear and especially for the folded or tied cravats worn by men in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown