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cravat

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cra·vat  (kr-vt)
n.
A scarf or band of fabric worn around the neck as a tie.

[French cravate, necktie worn by Croatian mercenaries in the service of France, from Cravate, a Croatian, from German dialectal Krabate, from Serbo-Croatian Hrvt.]

cravat
Noun
a scarf worn round the neck instead of a tie [French cravate]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cravatcravat - neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
ascot - a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
neckcloth, stock - an ornamental white cravat
neckwear - articles of clothing worn about the neck
Translations
cravat [krəˈvæt] nfoulard (noué autour du cou)

cravat [krəˈvæt] nHalstuch nt

cravat, cravate [krəˈvæt] nfazzoletto da collo

cravat
n cravat [krəˈvӕt]
a kind of scarf worn instead of a tie round the neck. halsdoek, voudas, krawat رَبْطَـة عُنـق шалче nákrčník kravat; halstørklæde die Halsbinde, die Krawatte φουλάρι fular kaelarätik کراوات liina foulard עֲנִיבָה गुलुबन्द, छोटा स्कार्फ जो गले में बांधकर शर्ट के अन्दर रखते हैं kravata kravátli, sál syal yang dipakai seperti dasi hálsklútur foulard 首巻きスカーフ 스카프 kaklaskarė, pakaklinis kravate skaf halsdoek halstørkle apaszka echarpe eşarfă галстук-шарф nákrčník ovratna ruta kravata kravatt ผ้าพันคอใช้แทนเน็คไท kravat 領結, 領巾 краватка; галстук پرانی و ضع کا گلوبند cà vạt, ,


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It is a--MOST--PROVOKING--thing,' he said at last, 'when a person doesn't know a cravat from a belt
Arobin had put on his coat, and he stood before her and asked if his cravat was plumb.
The lady passed him a coin, there was a moment of mumbling and gesticulating, and suddenly she had him with both hands by the red cravat which girt his neck, and was shaking him as a terrier would a rat.
 
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