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neckwear

/ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/

neckwear noun: articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.

Noun

neckwear (countable and uncountable, plural neckwears)

  1. Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.

Forms of neckwear

pluralneckwears

Origin of neckwear

From neck + -wear.

Questions about neckwear

What does neckwear mean?
Neckwear means articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.
What part of speech is neckwear?
Neckwear is a noun.
How do you pronounce neckwear?
Neckwear is pronounced /ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/.
What is the plural of neckwear?
The plural of neckwear is neckwears.

Words near neckwear in the dictionary

  1. neckverse
  2. neckverses
  3. neckward
  4. neckwarmer
  5. neckwarmers
  6. neckwear
  7. neckwears
  8. neckweed
  9. neckweeds
  10. neckyoke
  11. neckyokes

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