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berdash

/bə(ɹ)ˈdæʃ/

berdash noun: a kind of neckcloth. Also the alternative form of berdache.

Noun

berdash (plural berdashes)

  1. A kind of neckcloth.
    • a treatise against the cravat and berdash1712 December 4 (Gregorian calendar), [Richard Steele], “SUNDAY, November 24, 1712”, in The Spectator, number 544; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume...

Also used as

berdash is also the alternative form of berdache.

Forms of berdash

pluralberdashes

Questions about berdash

What does berdash mean?
Berdash means a kind of neckcloth.
What part of speech is berdash?
Berdash is a noun.
How do you pronounce berdash?
Berdash is pronounced /bə(ɹ)ˈdæʃ/.
What is the plural of berdash?
The plural of berdash is berdashes.

Words near berdash in the dictionary

  1. berdache
  2. berdaches
  3. berdachism
  4. Berdan
  5. Berdans
  6. berdash
  7. berdashes
  8. berdazimer
  9. berde
  10. Berdecia
  11. Berdecias

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