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    Necklace

    Definition

    noun | jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

    Pronunciation

    n'ekluhs (IPA: nˈɛkləs)

    Hyphenation

    neck-lace (8 letters | 2 syllables)

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    First known use in English

    1590 (Elizabethan era | European Renaissance) (435 years ago)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    necklaces

    Narrower terms

    chain | choker | collar | neckband | strand | string (total: 6)

    Broader terms

    jewellery | jewelry

    Rhymes

    feckless | reckless (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    necklaced

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    coral necklace | necklace poplar | necklace tree

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 項鏈 (noun) Hindi: | कंटी (noun) Arabic: | قِلادَة (noun) Spanish: | collar (jewelry) French: | collier (jewelry)

    Other notable uses

    The Affair of the Necklace

    necklace.com | necklace.net | necklace.info

    Crossword puzzle clues

    Something that may be charmed? | Treasure sought in "Titanic" (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    16 (International English) | 16 (North American English)

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