neckwear

N1E1C3K5W4E1A1R1
/ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/

noun

Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.

OriginEnglish wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian →
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Meanings

nounneckwear (countable and uncountable, plural neckwears)

plural neckwears

  1. countableuncountablebusinessArticles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.

Origin

  1. Englishneck
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  4. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  5. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  6. Old Englishwerian
  7. Middle Englishweren
  8. Englishwear
  9. Englishneckwear

From neck + -wear.

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Translations

German Halsbänder
  • Halsbänderarticles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck
Polish części garderoby zakładane na szyję
  • części garderoby zakładane na szyjęarticles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Warnecke
Cite this entry
APA

neckwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckwear

MLA

“neckwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neckwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neckwear.

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