Cravat
11cravat — noun Etymology: French cravate, from Crabate, Cravate Croatian Date: circa 1656 1. a band or scarf worn around the neck 2. necktie …
12cravat — /kreuh vat /, n. 1. necktie (defs. 1, 2). 2. a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men esp. in the 17th century. 3. Med. a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of material into a band, used temporarily for a… …
13cravat — noun /krəˈvæt/ A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men, having long ends hanging in front …
14cravat — cra·vat (krə vahtґ) [Fr. cravate] a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of cloth from its apex toward the base …
15cravat — cra|vat [krəˈvæt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: cravate, from Cravate Croatian ; from the scarves worn by 17th century Croatian soldiers] a wide piece of loosely folded material that men wear around their necks →↑tie …
16cravat — cra|vat [ krə væt ] noun count a wide piece of cloth that a man wears around his neck inside the collar of his shirt …
17cravat — [17] The fashion for wearing scarves round the neck started in France in the 1650s. It was inspired by Croatian mercenaries employed there at that time, who regularly sported linen neckbands of that type. The Croats were called in French Cravates …
18cravat — cra·vat || krÉ™ væt n. neckcloth mainly worn by men during the 17th century; tie …
19cravat — noun a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men round the neck and tucked inside an open necked shirt. Derivatives cravatted adjective Origin C17: from Fr. cravate, from Cravate Croat , because of the scarf worn by Croatian mercenaries …
20cravat — n. Neckcloth, neckerchief, necktie …
