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necklaces

necklaces is the plural of necklace.

Meaning of necklace

Noun

necklace (plural necklaces)

  1. An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
  2. (figuratively) Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
    • a necklace of coral islands
  3. (South Africa) A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
    • Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Phrases with necklaces

Questions about necklaces

What is necklaces the plural of?
Necklaces is the plural of necklace.

Words near necklaces in the dictionary

  1. necklace trees
  2. necklaced
  3. necklacelike
  4. necklacer
  5. necklacers
  6. necklaces
  7. necklaceweed
  8. necklacing
  9. necklacings
  10. neckland
  11. necklands

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Adapted from Wiktionary: necklaces (page history and authors); necklace (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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