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Definition of Neckpieces
1. neckpiece [n] - See also: neckpiece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neckpieces
Literary usage of Neckpieces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Coppers of the Northwest Coast Indians: Their Origin, Development, and by Carol F. Jopling (1989)
"... to the neckpieces on carved figures in front of a Salish house (see illustration,
Curtis 1913). They are also somewhat analogous to Kwakiutl "wedding ..."
2. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy: and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1814)
"... out the kernels in the neckpieces where the shoulder clod is taken oft', two
from each round of beef; one in the middle, which is called the pope's eye; ..."
3. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy, and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1840)
"The butcher should take out the kernels in the neckpieces where the shoulder-clod
is taken off, two from each round of beef; one in the middle, ..."
4. The Musical World (1861)
"The band consists of six ladies, all neatly attired in the characteristic dresses
of the Swiss peasantry—with short skirts, muslin neckpieces, ..."
5. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"The foregoing figures refer to skins worked up into muffs, neckpieces, caps,
gloves and garments with the fur outside. In estimating the wearing quality of ..."
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