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necklace en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɛklɪs/ (UK)
  • /ˈnɛkləs/ (US)
  • /ˈnɛkləs/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɛklæɪs/ (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnɛkləs/ (UK)

Etymology

From neck + lace.

Meanings

  1. 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.
  2. (figuratively) Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
    • a necklace of coral islands
  3. (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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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)

wikidata: Q189299

necklace en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɛklɪs/ (UK)
  • /ˈnɛkləs/ (US)
  • /ˈnɛkləs/ (Australia)
  • /ˈnɛklæɪs/ (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnɛkləs/ (UK)

Etymology

From neck + lace.

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa) To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.
    • Frustrated residents tied the hands of two suspected criminals, put tyres around their necks and then set them alight. In a manifestation of growing disillusionment with the criminal justice system, residents of Bramfischerville, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday abducted and necklaced two suspected burglars. May 29 2003, The Star:
    • 2000 Beyond Our Wildest Dreams: The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South Africa by Ineke Van Kessel The first instance of necklacing occurred in March 1985 in the Eastern Cape township of KwaNobuhle.
    • 2002 Buthelezi: A Biography by Ben Temkin Inkatha members have been hacked to death and necklaced, and their houses have been destroyed

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
necklacing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necklaces Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
necklaced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
necklaced Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

necklacing

Relateds

collar