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‖ esclavage Obs.|ɛsklavaʒ|
[Fr. esclavage (lit. ‘slavery’, f. esclave slave) used in same sense.]
A necklace composed of several rows of gold chains, beads, or jewels, so called from its resemblance to the fetters of a slave.
1758Mrs. Delany Autobiog. (1861) III. 478 All the bougets, esclavages, earrings and knots. 1766Colman & Garrick Clandestine Marr. 1, How d'ye like the Style of this Esclavage? 1834J. R. Planché Brit. Costume 323. |