Dictionary

neckerchief en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/

Etymology

From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief.

Meanings

1. A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
   • Self-assured, peripatetic and unfailingly dapper — he favored dark double-breasted suits and the occasional neckerchief, and once made the cover of Men’s Vogue in Italy — Mr. Enwezor never doubted that an African had every right to take the lead at Western art institutions. 2019 March 18, Jason Farago, “Okwui Enwezor, Curator Who Remapped Art World, Dies at 55”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • The fella in question was still sitting at his table, sans everything above the neckerchief. There was blood everywhere, and brain matter, and bits of skull, and what looked like very expensive bone china. 2023 June 25, HarryBlank, “Transposthumousism”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2024:
   • The Boy Scout wore a red neckerchief, the ends clasped with a sliding knot ornament.

Forms

Deriveds

neckerchiefed

Relateds

handkerchief · bolo · cravat

Synonyms

handkerchief · necker

Translations (38)

it cravatta (type of scarf) · it foulard (type of scarf) · vo tanod (type of scarf) · fi kaulahuivi (type of scarf) · de Nickituch (type of scarf) · ja ネッカチーフ (type of scarf) · bg кърпа за врата (type of scarf) · bg шалче (type of scarf) · ru косы́нка (type of scarf) · fr foulard (type of scarf) · fi huivi (type of scarf) · sv halsduk (type of scarf) · tr fular (type of scarf) · es fular (type of scarf) · ta கழுத்துக்குட்டை (type of scarf) · sv snusnäsduk (type of scarf) · nl halsdoek (type of scarf) · ga brat brád (type of scarf) · ru ше́йный плато́к (type of scarf) · hu nyaksál (type of scarf) · ru га́лстук (type of scarf) · eo koltuko (type of scarf) · ga ciarsúr brád (type of scarf) · it fazzoletto (type of scarf) · pl apaszka (type of scarf) · ca mocador (type of scarf) · cmn 頸巾 /颈巾 (type of scarf) · oj moshwe (type of scarf) · unm akontpèpi (type of scarf) · de Seidenhalstuch (type of scarf) · ro fular (type of scarf) · sv sjal (type of scarf) · hu nyakba való kendő (type of scarf) · cmn 領巾 /领巾 (type of scarf) · de Halstuch (type of scarf) · it fazzoletto da collo (type of scarf) · es pañuelo (type of scarf) · uk коси́нка (type of scarf)