steinkirk

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noun

A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.

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steinkirk cravat
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Meanings

nounsteinkirk (plural steinkirks)

plural steinkirks · alternative steenkirk

  1. A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.

    Then, also, I noticed that at her neck, just above the collar of her dress, there peeped out a piece of lace of the finest quality, lace as good as that of my steinkirk or the ruffles of a dandy's frills.

    1898, John Bloundelle-Burton, The King of Spain's Will

    Synonyms: steinkirk cravat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.

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steinkirk cravat

Origin

So called from the Battle of Steinkirk in 1692, when the French nobles apparently had no time to arrange their lace neckcloth.

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