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cravat

[kruh-vat]

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noun

necktie.
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.

cravat

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noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cravat¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cravat¹

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

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Other affectations such as Booth’s cravat pin, pinkie ring and monogrammed leather boots add to his carefully curated image.

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If I am remembering correctly, he wore a silk cravat overflowing a grosgrain waistcoat from his London tailor.

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He donned his best silk shirt, his purple cravat, his brown velvet jacket with the braided lapels.

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Dean, 25, wore a stiff shirt, cravat, argyle jumper and pinstripe team blazer.

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He loosened his cravat as if that would help him speak what she did not want spoken.

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craunch crave

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