Steenkirk

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noun

A lace cravat loosely worn.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounSteenkirk (plural Steenkirks)

plural Steenkirks

  1. historicalA lace cravat loosely worn.

Origin

So named from the defeat of William III by Luxembourg at Steenkerke, August 3, 1692.

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APA

Steenkirk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steenkirk

MLA

“Steenkirk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steenkirk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Steenkirk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Steenkirk.

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