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cra·vat
(krə-văt′)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 Hrvāt.]
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cravat
orcravate
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a scarf of silk or fine wool, worn round the neck, esp by men
[C17: from French cravate, from Serbo-Croat Hrvat Croat; so called because worn by Croats in the French army during the Thirty Years' War]
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cra•vat
(krəˈvæt)n.
2. a scarf worn about the neck and usu. folded at the front with the ends tucked into the neckline.
[1650–60; < French cravate neckcloth, literally, Croat (< German Krabate < Serbo-Croatian hr̀vāt)]
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Noun | 1. | cravat - neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front ascot - a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin neckwear - articles of clothing worn about the neck |
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Translations
رَبْطَـة عُنـق
nákrčník
halstørklædekravat
kravátli
hálsklútur
kaklaskarėpakaklinis
kravate
nákrčník
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cravat(te)
n → Halstuch nt
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cravat
(krəˈvӕt) noun a kind of scarf worn instead of a tie round the neck.
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