A piece of linen or other cloth worn about the neck by women; a scarf, shawl, or neckerchief. Cf. night-rail, n.
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| 释义 | the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neckerchief > types of (11) rail1482 A piece of linen or other cloth worn about the neck by women; a scarf, shawl, or neckerchief. Cf. night-rail, n. whisk1654 A neckerchief worn by women in the latter half of the 17th century. Obsolete exc. Historical. neck stock1681 (a) in plural = stock, n.1 8a (now historical); (b) = stock, n.1 44a. stocka1684 A kind of stiff close-fitting neckcloth, formerly worn by men generally, now only in the army. steenkirk1694 A kind of neckcloth (worn both by men and women), having long laced ends hanging down or twisted together, and passed through a loop or ring. neckatee1706 A cloth or scarf worn about the neck or head of a woman; a neckerchief. bird's eye?1775 colloquial. A silk handkerchief or neckerchief with a bird's eye pattern worn as a piece of fashionable attire in the 18th and early 19th… belcher1805 A neckerchief with blue ground, and large white spots having a dark blue spot or eye in the centre; sometimes applied to any particoloured… yellow man1812 slang. A yellow handkerchief, typically made of silk. Obsolete. starcher1818 A starched neckcloth. Now historical. choker1848 slang. A large neckerchief which was worn high round the throat. white choker n. the white neckerchief worn in evening dress, by waiters, etc., and… |
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