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NECKLACE

\nˈɛkləs], \nˈɛkləs], \n_ˈɛ_k_l_ə_s]\

Definitions of NECKLACE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.
A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

String of beads, &c., for the neck.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

An ornament worn round the neck.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. A string of beads or precious stones worn upon the neck.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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