cravat

[ kruh-vat ]

/ krəˈvæt /

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noun

necktie (defs. 1, 2).

a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men especially in the 17th century.

Medicine/Medical. a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of material into a band, used temporarily for a fracture or wound.

Origin of cravat

1650–60; <French cravate neckcloth, literally, Croat (<German Krabate<Serbo-Croatian hr̀vāt); so called because worn by Croatian mercenaries in the French army

Words nearby cravat

C ration, C rations, craton, cratur, craunch, cravat, cravat bandage, crave, craveable, craven, craving

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Example sentences from the Web for cravat

The folds of his loose cravat, I found to be precisely those of Mr. Groggles's cravat.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II|Various
We carried rather than led him to the sofa, untied his cravat, and administered the necessary restoratives.
In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
I had been terribly frightened it might go off, and had finally used my cravat to sling it at the back of my neck.
Dead Men Tell No Tales|E. W. Hornung
He even adjusted it, carelessly pretending that it was just any cravat, the first that had come to hand.
Bunker Bean|Harry Leon Wilson

His waistcoat was open, and he held his cravat in one hand, having torn it off in the violence of his excitement.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for cravat

cravat

/ (krəˈvæt) /

noun

a scarf of silk or fine wool, worn round the neck, esp by men

Word Origin for cravat

C17: from French cravate, from Serbo-Croat Hrvat Croat; so called because worn by Croats in the French army during the Thirty Years' War

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cravat
释义	cravat [ kruh-vat ] / krəˈvæt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cravat ON THESAURUS.COM noun necktie (defs. 1, 2). a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men especially in the 17th century. Medicine/Medical. a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of material into a band, used temporarily for a fracture or wound. Origin of cravat 1650–60; <French cravate neckcloth, literally, Croat (<German Krabate<Serbo-Croatian hr̀vāt); so called because worn by Croatian mercenaries in the French army Words nearby cravat C ration, C rations, craton, cratur, craunch, cravat, cravat bandage, crave, craveable, craven, craving Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cravat The folds of his loose cravat, I found to be precisely those of Mr. Groggles's cravat. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. VII, December 1850, Vol. II\|Various We carried rather than led him to the sofa, untied his cravat, and administered the necessary restoratives. In the Days of My Youth\|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards I had been terribly frightened it might go off, and had finally used my cravat to sling it at the back of my neck. Dead Men Tell No Tales\|E. W. Hornung He even adjusted it, carelessly pretending that it was just any cravat, the first that had come to hand. Bunker Bean\|Harry Leon Wilson His waistcoat was open, and he held his cravat in one hand, having torn it off in the violence of his excitement. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Charles James Lever British Dictionary definitions for cravat cravat / (krəˈvæt) / noun a scarf of silk or fine wool, worn round the neck, esp by men Word Origin for cravat C17: from French cravate, from Serbo-Croat Hrvat Croat; so called because worn by Croats in the French army during the Thirty Years' War Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cravat overlay, band, tie, neckerchief, scarf, ascot
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cravat

noun

Origin of cravat

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British Dictionary definitions for cravat

noun

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