necklace
pronunciation
How to pronounce necklace in British English:
UK [ˈnekləs]
How to pronounce necklace in American English:
US [ˈnekləs]
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- Noun:
- jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
Word Origin
- necklace (n.)
- 1590s, from neck (n.) + lace (n.) in the sense of "cord, string." As the name of a South African form of lynching, from 1985.
Example
- 1. Eg. she reset a ruby in her necklace .
- 2. We 'll have to replace the necklace .
- 3. Include a paycheck and a gold necklace .
- 4. The necklace incident ended happily .
- 5. He crooked a necklace from that department store .