NECKERCHIEF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neckerchief mean? 

• NECKERCHIEF (noun)
  The noun NECKERCHIEF has 1 sense:

1. a kerchief worn around the neck

  Familiarity information: NECKERCHIEF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NECKERCHIEF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A kerchief worn around the neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("neckerchief" is a kind of...):

kerchief (a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck)

 Context examples 

My passion takes away my appetite, and makes me wear my newest silk neckerchief continually.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

“Well, sir,” he said, bowing and chuckling, and tucking in the ends of his neckerchief at his breast: “I thankee, sir, I thankee! I do my endeavours in my line of life, sir.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)