Definition of Neckwear

1. Noun. Articles of clothing worn about the neck.

Specialized synonyms: Cravat, Necktie, Tie
Generic synonyms: Garment

Definition of Neckwear

1. n. A collective term for cravats, collars, etc.

Definition of Neckwear

1. Noun. articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neckwear

1. something that is worn around the neck [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neckwear

neckpiece
neckpieces
neckplate
neckplates
necks
necks of the woods
neckstrap
neckstraps
necktie
necktie-party
necktie party
necktied
neckties
neckwarmer
neckwarmers
neckwear (current term)
neckwears
neckweed
neckweeds
neckyoke
neckyokes
necrectomy
necro
necro-
necrobacillosis
necrobioses
necrobiosis
necrobiosis lipoidica
necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
necrobiotic

Literary usage of Neckwear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Unionism in the Clothing Industry by Jacob M. Budish, George Henry Soule (1920)
"The men's neckwear industry has for a long time remained without a national organization. Although there are between eight and nine thousand workers in the ..."

2. Industrial Home Work in Massachusetts by Amy Hewes, Women's Educational and Industrial Union (Boston, Mass.). Dept. of Research, Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics (1915)
"The manufacture of women's neckwear is the most seasonal and transitory of all industries connected with Wearing Apparel. It is also most often subject to ..."

3. Experience with Trade Union Agreements--clothing Industries: Research Report by National Industrial Conference Board (1921)
"MEN'S neckwear WORKERS The Unions' There were in 1920 eight or more local unions of workers on men's neckwear, not organized under any national body, ..."

4. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1914)
"Lace neckwear Lace neckwear is Included in "wearing apparel made wholly or in part of lace," as that phrase is used in the Tariff Act of 1897. ..."

5. Studies in Economic Relations of Women by Dept. of Research (1915)
"The manufacture of women's neckwear is the most seasonal and transitory of all industries connected with Wearing Apparel. It is also most often subject to ..."

6. Annual Report of the Minimum Wage Commission of Massachusetts by Massachusetts Minimum Wage Commission, Herman La Rue Brown, Robert Edgar Bisbee, Edwin N. Bartlett, Charles Frederick Dutch (1917)
"... neckwear. — In 1915 the Commission made an investigation into the wages of women in the women's clothing factories.1 Owing to the dissimilarity in ..."

7. Vocations for the Trained Woman; Opportunities Other Than Teaching by Agnes Frances Perkins (1915)
"The manufacture of women's neckwear is the most seasonal and transitory of all industries connected with Wearing Apparel. It is also most often subject to ..."

8. Men's Wear. [semi-monthly] (1910)
"OPTIMISM IN neckwear. THE past fortnight marked the departure of some salesmen with fall lines of neckwear and the return of a few who started out early ..."

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