: articles of clothing (such as ties and scarves) worn about the neck
Examples of neckwear in a Sentence
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And, despite the statement gown, Kardashian went all-out with her neckwear for the Margiela show, pairing the dress with an ornate, high-neck choker speckled with green, white and orange stones.
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Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
But this year, Jason Segel, Henry Winkler, Jon Cryer, Matthew Macfadyen, Seth Meyers, Brett Goldstein, Kumail Nanjiani, Daniel Radcliffe and even Weird Al arrived in the tuxedo’s traditional neckwear.
—Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Then there was the matter of Dave Grohl’s neckwear.
—Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
This is thanks, in large part, to the designer’s stance on neckwear: the bigger, the better.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
Along with the neckwear, Pangborn designs furniture, home accessories and textiles.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2023
The neckwear bore the name of a small Swedish town, Skelleftea, which gave away fewer than 1,000 of the scarves to former residents in 2017 as part of an annual tradition.
—Samuel Braslow, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
This merino buff neckwear has more than 1,400 five-star ratings and is available in 19 colors.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
The Black Widow actress did not sport any neckwear with the plunging gown, but did wear gold earrings and her signature septum jewelry.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
But this year, Jason Segel, Henry Winkler, Jon Cryer, Matthew Macfadyen, Seth Meyers, Brett Goldstein, Kumail Nanjiani, Daniel Radcliffe and even Weird Al arrived in the tuxedo’s traditional neckwear.
—Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Then there was the matter of Dave Grohl’s neckwear.
—Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
This is thanks, in large part, to the designer’s stance on neckwear: the bigger, the better.
—Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
Along with the neckwear, Pangborn designs furniture, home accessories and textiles.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2023
The neckwear bore the name of a small Swedish town, Skelleftea, which gave away fewer than 1,000 of the scarves to former residents in 2017 as part of an annual tradition.
—Samuel Braslow, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
This merino buff neckwear has more than 1,400 five-star ratings and is available in 19 colors.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2023
The Black Widow actress did not sport any neckwear with the plunging gown, but did wear gold earrings and her signature septum jewelry.
—Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
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First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
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neckwear
noun
neck·wear
-ˌwa(ə)r 
-ˌwe(ə)r
: articles (as scarves or neckties) for wear around the neck
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