necklace en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɛklɪs/ (UK)
- /ˈnɛkləs/ (US)
- /ˈnɛkləs/ (Australia)
- /ˈnɛklæɪs/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnɛkləs/ (UK)
Etymology
From neck + lace.
Meanings
- An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
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(figuratively) Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
a necklace of coral islands
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(South-Africa) A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
Seven people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's "necklace" murder of three men in the Tjokville informal settlement at Jeffrey's Bay.
4 August, 2004, “Necklacing: 7 held”, in Headline Pretoria News:In the fluidly unfolding events of a necklace murder, was there time and space to stop the killing?
2004, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid:Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Several of the alledged witches in Apel and GaNkaone were also subjected to a necklace execution
2000, Ineke Van Kessel, Beyond Our Wildest Dreams: The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South Africa:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| necklaces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
necklace tree · sea necklace · anodyne necklace · Casal's necklace · pearl necklace · necklace poplar · necklacer · necklacelike · Colombian necklace · coral necklace
Translations (240)
it girocollo (jewelry) · fr collier (jewelry) · ota قلاده (jewelry) · yag polesif (jewelry) · cmn 項鏈 /项链 (jewelry) · nb halsbånd (jewelry) · tzm ⵜⴰⵣⵔⴰⵔⵜ (jewelry) · cic innoʼchiʼ (jewelry) · fi helminauha (figurative: anything resembling a necklace in shape) · hi हार (jewelry) · eo kolĉeno (jewelry) · tt колйә (jewelry) · eu iduneko (jewelry) · hu nyaklánc (jewelry) · tl binaysok (jewelry) · nl executie bij brandende rubberband (method of execution) · scn cuddana (jewelry) · iu nuġluġun (jewelry) · lt vėrinys (jewelry) · bg огъ́рлица (jewelry) · nl halssnoer-achtig (figurative: anything resembling a necklace in shape) · kaa dizbek (jewelry) · tt муенча (jewelry) · th สร้อย (jewelry) · nn halskjede (jewelry) · mt kullana (jewelry) · cs náhrdelník (jewelry) · sh о̀грлица (jewelry) · nan-hbl 項鏈 /项链 (jewelry) · ko 목걸이 (jewelry) · as হাৰ (jewelry) · oc colar (jewelry) · kmr gerdenî (jewelry) · id kalung (jewelry) · acw سِلْسال (jewelry) · mwr ठुसी (jewelry) · mr हार (jewelry) · mn хүзүүний зүүлт (jewelry) · jra añŭ (jewelry) · sq varëse (jewelry) · ba мунсаҡ (jewelry) · sv pärlband (figurative: anything resembling a necklace in shape) · grc δέραιον (jewelry) · nl ketting (jewelry) · ro colan (jewelry) · hi हँसली (jewelry) · grc ὅρμος (jewelry) · ki mũgathĩ (jewelry) · et kaelakee (jewelry) · skb ส่อย (jewelry) · jv kalung (jewelry) · ses jindehiiri (jewelry) · pi gīveyyaka (jewelry) · ka ყელსაკიდი (jewelry) · duo ulay (jewelry) · shp téo (jewelry) · kum гьамарча (jewelry) · my လည်ဆွဲ (jewelry) · su kangkalung (jewelry) · ast collar (jewelry) · fi kaulanauha (jewelry) · rap karone (jewelry) · kk алқа (jewelry) · bn মালা (jewelry) · krc мынчакъла (jewelry) · arz عقد (jewelry) · nog мойшак (jewelry) · ur مالا (jewelry) · cy mwclis (jewelry) · ksk wanáⁿp'iⁿ (jewelry) · es collar (jewelry) · si මාලය (jewelry) · be калье́ (jewelry) · is hálsfesti (jewelry) · ru колье́ (jewelry) · fo hálsketa (jewelry) · ms kalung (jewelry) · ro colier (jewelry) · de Collier (jewelry) · ain チムッペ (jewelry) · ur ہار (jewelry) · lb Collier (jewelry) · be мані́ста (jewelry) · ms rantai (jewelry) · sv halsband (jewelry) · crh gerdanlıq (jewelry) · ay wallqa (jewelry) · yi האַלדזבאַנד (jewelry) · az boyunbağı (jewelry) · ga bráisléad brád (jewelry) · fa هار (jewelry) · dak wanápʾį (jewelry) · be кара́лі (jewelry) · tr kolye (jewelry) · da halskæde (jewelry) · hy մանյակ (jewelry) · ilo gargantília (jewelry) · myp xáihoi (jewelry) · sh ђѐрда̄н (jewelry) · ckb ملوانکە (jewelry) · ka ყელსაბამი (jewelry) · eu lepoko (jewelry) · sk náhrdelník (jewelry) · uz marjon (jewelry) · my ဒါလီ (jewelry) · kum минчакълар (jewelry) · sl verížica (jewelry) · tk monjuk (jewelry) · my ဘယက် (jewelry) · af halssnoer (jewelry) · pt colar (jewelry) · or ମାଳା (jewelry) · ady джэгъучэлъ (jewelry) · yur ˀekeˀr (jewelry) · mg vadim-bozo (jewelry) · bg колие́ (jewelry) · de Halsband (jewelry) · la monīle (jewelry) · ja 首飾り (jewelry) · nl halssnoer (jewelry) · nl halsketting (jewelry) · bjn kakalung (jewelry) · af halssnoermoord (method of execution) · bo སྐེ་རྒྱན (jewelry) · yue 項鏈 /项链 (jewelry) · cy neclis (jewelry) · ro salbă (jewelry) · one ostaló꞉kwaʼ (jewelry) · one yunihtyáktaʼ (jewelry) · pa ਹਾਰ (jewelry) · fi kaulaketju (jewelry) · pl naszyjnik (jewelry) · qu walqa (jewelry) · tn sebaga (jewelry) · oma wanóⁿp'iⁿ (jewelry) · fr supplice du pneu (method of execution) · lb Halsband (jewelry) · he שרשרת (jewelry) · el κολιέ (jewelry) · tg гарданбанд (jewelry) · ngh ǀx’âinsi (jewelry) · zu umgexo (jewelry) · ru мони́сто (jewelry) · ary سنسلة (jewelry) · nah cozcatl (jewelry) · uk мони́сто (jewelry) · fa گردن بند (jewelry) · ru ожере́лье (figurative: anything resembling a necklace in shape) · lnd baney (jewelry) · cy gwddfdorch (jewelry) · he עֲנָק (jewelry) · chr ᎠᏯᏟᏗ (jewelry) · ja ネックレス (jewelry) · tl kuwintas (jewelry) · bg герда́н (jewelry) · lkt wanápʼiŋ (jewelry) · uz shoda (jewelry) · gu કંઠી (jewelry) · am ድሪ (jewelry) · ar قِلَادَة (jewelry) · lv kaklarota (jewelry) · et kee (jewelry) · lo ສ້ອຍ (jewelry) · scn cullana (jewelry) · nb halskjede (jewelry) · to kahoa (jewelry) · ceb kuwintas (jewelry) · mch wo'mo (jewelry) · km ខ្សែក (jewelry) · nv yooʼ (jewelry) · mt ħannieqa (jewelry) · ru ожере́лье (jewelry) · ga muince (jewelry) · kaw kaluṅ (jewelry) · lo ສາຍຄໍ (jewelry) · fi kaulakoru (jewelry) · te కంఠిక (jewelry) · is hálsmen (jewelry) · sw kidani (jewelry) · oj naabikaagan (jewelry) · one yutestaloʼkwanyáktaʼ (jewelry) · sa कण्ठभूषा (jewelry) · unm ehùkwenk (jewelry) · mi tāhei (jewelry) · mt ġiżirana (jewelry) · aii ܬܵܘܩܵܐ (jewelry) · br tro-c'houzoug (jewelry) · sh đèrdān (jewelry) · te చంద్రహారం (jewelry) · kix làk (jewelry) · vi chuỗi hạt (jewelry) · am ሐብል (jewelry) · syc ܗܡܢܝܟܐ (jewelry) · wym puttynystyn (jewelry) · izh virka (jewelry) · gl colar (jewelry) · sh ògrlica (jewelry) · alt мончок (jewelry) · uk наши́йник (jewelry) · tr gerdanlık (jewelry) · el περιδέραιο (jewelry) · uk нами́сто (jewelry) · ta அட்டிகை (jewelry) · ky шуру (jewelry) · sq varq (jewelry) · ang mene (jewelry) · lb Ketten (jewelry) · lo ປອກຄໍ (jewelry) · kw delk (jewelry) · syc ܥܩܐ (jewelry) · av махал (jewelry) · mk ѓе́рдан (jewelry) · pt microondas (method of execution) · kn ಪಟ್ಟಡೆ (jewelry) · uk кольє́ (jewelry) · bgb oloʼ (jewelry) · ml കണ്ഠമാല (jewelry) · acw عُقْد (jewelry) · fj itaube (jewelry) · hu nyakék (jewelry) · ca collaret (jewelry) · bn হার (jewelry) · cu монисто (jewelry) · de Halskette (jewelry) · ary قلادة (jewelry) · te హారము (jewelry) · aii ܗܲܡܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (jewelry) · ps همېل (jewelry) · ca collar (jewelry) · nrf colyi (jewelry) · sl ogŕlica (jewelry) · mww txog saw (jewelry) · ky мончок (jewelry) · it collana (jewelry) · mdh balig (jewelry) · bcl kulintas (jewelry) · zdj nkami (jewelry) · gd seud-muineil (jewelry) · kl ujamik (jewelry) · alt алка (jewelry)