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neckerchief

/ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/

neckerchief noun: a scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.

neckerchief: gray scarf
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Noun

neckerchief (plural neckerchiefs or neckerchieves)

  1. A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
    • The Boy Scout wore a red neckerchief, the ends clasped with a sliding knot ornament.
    • Self-assured, peripatetic and unfailingly dapper — he favored dark double-breasted suits and the occasional neckerchief, and once made the cover of Men’s Vogue in Italy — Mr. Enwezor never doubted that an African had every right to take the lead at Western art institutions.2019 March 18, Jason Farago, “Okwui Enwezor, Curator Who Remapped Art World, Dies at 55”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    handkerchief, necker

neckerchief meaning in Tamil and Urdu

neckerchief in Tamil

type of scarf
கழுத்துக்குட்டை kaḻuttukkuṭṭai

neckerchief in Urdu

گلوبند

Synonyms of neckerchief

Forms of neckerchief

pluralneckerchiefs
pluralneckerchieves
alternative formneck kerchief
alternative formneck-kerchief
alternative formneckkerchief

Origin of neckerchief

From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief.

Words formed from neckerchief

Questions about neckerchief

What does neckerchief mean?
Neckerchief means a scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
What is neckerchief in Tamil?
Neckerchief in Tamil is கழுத்துக்குட்டை (kaḻuttukkuṭṭai). See Neckerchief meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neckerchief?
Neckerchief is a noun.
How do you pronounce neckerchief?
Neckerchief is pronounced /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/.
What is the plural of neckerchief?
The plural of neckerchief is neckerchiefs.

Words near neckerchief in the dictionary

  1. necker's knob
  2. necker's knobs
  3. neckeraceous
  4. neckercher
  5. neckerchers
  6. neckerchief
  7. neckerchiefed
  8. neckerchiefs
  9. neckerchieved
  10. neckerchieves
  11. Neckerian

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: neckerchief (page history and authors); neckerchief (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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