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View synonyms for necklet

necklet

[ nek-lit ]

noun

  1. something worn around the neck for ornamentation, as a fur piece.


necklet

/ ˈnɛklɪt /

noun

  1. an ornament worn round the neck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of necklet1

First recorded in 1860–65; neck + -let
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Example Sentences

A gold necklet found at Enkomi, in Cyprus, consists of a line of models of this Mycenaean shield.

I caused Salome's illness by dragging her down into Harstone to get a necklet of hers on which I was trying to raise money.

I will go down with you to-morrow and get that wretched necklet.

Are you quite sure the necklet was in that large dressing-case?

"Put the necklet back into the dressing-case, mother," Salome repeated.

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