neckwear
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neck·wear
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Definition of neckwear
: articles of clothing (such as ties and scarves) worn about the neck
Examples of neckwear in a Sentence
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Stevens' family members, some of them wearing Stevens' signature neckwear, a bowtie, were also present. — Jessica Gresko, chicagotribune.com, "Supreme Court justices pay respects to the ‘brilliant’ John Paul Stevens in court ceremony," 22 July 2019 Stevens’ family members, some of them wearing Stevens’ signature neckwear, a bowtie, were also present. — Jessica Gresko, BostonGlobe.com, "Stevens’ colleagues pay respects in Supreme Court ceremony," 22 July 2019 This one was not selling baggy nineties-style skatewear or narrow seventies-style men’s neckwear but, rather, a pricklier sort of merchandise: cactuses. — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, "What Is It with Millennials and Cactuses?," 24 June 2019 For as long as she's been on the Supreme Court, she's jazzed up her black robes with some truly dazzling neckwear. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Collars Decoded: What Each Neckpiece Means," 30 Nov. 2018 But by the time Father’s Day rolls around, school is out and dads get tools, sporting goods and, well, unwanted neckwear. — John D'anna, USA TODAY, "Do we really need Father's Day? I'm a dad, and I don't think so," 15 June 2018 By the time Father’s Day rolls around, school is out of session, and dads get tools, sporting goods and, well, neckwear. — John D'anna, azcentral, "On Father's Day, dads don't need (or want) you to go through the motions," 15 June 2018 For now, the neckwear is stuffed into a back corner of his closet. — Melissa Korn, WSJ, "Congrats on the New College Job. What Will You Do With All Those Orange Ties?," 6 June 2018 The often brusque and famously open-collared CEO has promised to wear a tie in Milan if the company pays off its debt by June 1, marking what seems to be his first public appearance with neckwear since a 2007 audience with Pope Benedict XVI. — Chester Dawson, WSJ, "Fiat Chrysler Expected to Tell Investors What Its Future Looks Like Without CEO Marchionne," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neckwear.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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