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Neckwear

A collective term for cravats, collars, etc.

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Cravat 76% connected

A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck.

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Necktie 76% connected

A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the neck.

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Tie 76% connected

A knot; a fastening.

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Garment 76% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Cloth noun · 78% connection

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and s…

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Design noun · 78% connection

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

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Embroidery noun · 78% connection

decorative needlework

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Fabric noun · 78% connection

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and s…

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Fancywork noun · 78% connection

decorative needlework

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Fashion noun · 78% connection

how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in…

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Figure noun · 78% connection

a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

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-ing unknown · 78% connection

A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a se…

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Aggregate adjective · 78% connection

Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.

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Aggregative adjective · 78% connection

Taken together; collective.

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Bandbox noun · 78% connection

A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets…

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Baronetage noun · 78% connection

The collective body of baronets.

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Beteela noun · 78% connection

An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.

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Body noun · 78% connection

A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose; a collective w…

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Bolster noun · 78% connection

A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against the mast, for the collars of th…

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Booty noun · 78% connection

That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery, especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.

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Borough noun · 78% connection

The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.

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Celluloid noun · 78% connection

A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor, and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but variously colored…

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Church noun · 78% connection

The collective body of Christians.

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City noun · 78% connection

A corporate town; in the United States, a town or collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed by a mayor and aldermen or…

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Coin noun · 78% connection

A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; -- much used in…

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Collar noun · 78% connection

A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding so…

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Collective adjective · 78% connection

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

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Committee noun · 78% connection

One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or…

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Congress noun · 78% connection

The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative…

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