A cravat is a piece of folded cloth which is worn wrapped around the neck.
cravat in British English
or cravate (krəˈvæt)
noun
a scarf of silk or fine wool, worn round the neck, esp by men
Word origin
C17: from French cravate, from Serbo-Croat Hrvat Croat; so called because worn by Croats in the French army during the Thirty Years'War
cravat in American English
(krəˈvæt)
noun
1.
a neckerchief or scarf
2.
a necktie
Word origin
Fr cravate < Cravate, Croat, Croatian < Ger Krawat, dial. form of Kroat < Croatian Hrvat: so applied in Fr in reference to scarves worn by Croatian soldiers
Examples of 'cravat' in a sentence
cravat
When I admitted to being successful...' He fiddled with his cravat.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
Godfrey lurched forward and grabbed the man by his cravat.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
It was very full skirted with a plain, tightly fitted bodice and a frothy white cravat.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2002)
She watched as he shrugged the coat off and sent it to join his cravat.