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cravat
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Definition:a neckband, the forerunner of the modern tailored necktie and bow tie, originating from a style worn by members of the seventeenth-century military unit known as the Croats.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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The gas jet threw its full light on the bloodless, sunken face under the black hat and on the white cravat, brilliant against the beaver of the coat.
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"Hallo, Bertie," said Bingo. "My God, man!" I gargled. "The cravat! The gent's neckwear! Why? For what reason?" "Oh, the tie?" He blushed. "I—er—I was given it."
P. G. Wodehouse. Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories
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He should have a black patch, over one eye, a cravat with horseshoes on it.
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale (1986)
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Utterly preposterous as his cravat was, and as his collars were, I was conscious of a sort of dignity in the look.
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations (1861)
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