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Webster 1913 Edition


Cravat

Cra-vat′

(kr?-v?t′)
,
Noun.
[F.
cravate
, fr.
Cravate
a Croat, an inhabitant of Croatia, one of a body of Austrian troops, from whom, in 1636, this article of dress was adopted in France.]
A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.
While his wig was combed and his
cravat
tied.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cravat

CRAVAT

,
Noun.
A neck-cloth; a piece of fine muslin or other cloth worn by men about the neck.

Definition 2024


cravat

cravat

English

Noun

cravat (plural cravats)

  1. A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men, having long ends hanging in front; like an ascot tie.
    • 1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., OCLC 580270828:
      It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.

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