necklet

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noun

A necklace.

OriginEnglish neck ← Middle English nekke ← Old English hnecca →
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Meanings

nounnecklet (plural necklets)

plural necklets

  1. A necklace.
  2. A type of ornament worn tightly about the neck.

    He was a dog—one of those small, silky, fluffy dogs that look like a fur necklet, until they begin to bark.

    1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Miss Lark’s Andrew”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, pages 50–51

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hnakkô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hnakkō
  3. Old Englishhnecca
  4. Middle Englishnekke
  5. Englishneck
  6. Englishnecklet

From neck + -let.

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Translations

Polish bransoleta na szyję
  • bransoleta na szyjętype of ornament worn tightly about the neck
Cite this entry
APA

necklet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necklet

MLA

“necklet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necklet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necklet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necklet.

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