Look up: cravat

1. cravat
   piece of linen worn as a necktie 
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2. cravat
   [n] - neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
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3. Cravat
   Cra·vat' noun [ French cravate , from Cravate a Croat, an inhabitant of Croatia, one of a body of Austrian troops, from whom, in 1636, this article of dress was adopted in France.] A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, w...
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4. Cravat
   • (n.) A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.
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5. Cravat
   A cravat is a rectangular scarf of silk, muslin or fine wool worn around the neck by men, originally they were worn by Croats in the French army during the Thirty Years' War and the name is derived from the French Cravate meaning a Croat. Towards the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th cen...
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6. cravat
   a fine scarf worn around the neck and tied in a bow
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7. Cravat
   The `cravat` is a neckband, the forerunner of the modern tailored necktie and bow tie, originating from 17th century Croatia. From the end of the 16th century, the term band applied to any long-strip `neckcloth` that was not a ruff. The ruff, a starched, pleated white linen strip, originated ...
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8. Cravat
   (horse) `Cravat` (1935-1954) was an American record-setting Thoroughbred racehorse who won races on both dirt and turf that today are Grade 1 events and in the U.S. Triple Crown series, finished second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont Stakes. Cravat was sired by Sickle, the Br...
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