I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
green
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Victorine's green scarf , torn almost in two, flapped from a nearby branch.
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She plucked the green scarf from the throat of her raincoat, spread it on top of the heap of boulders.
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Use these 9 stitches from holly leaf for green parcels and scarf .
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It was a green scarf but let me quickly say that it was bereft of religious significance.
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Now the green scarf would become part of Victorine.
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Victorine had on her beige raincoat, the green scarf , a woollen shawl, and her stout boots.
red
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Liberated, Ethel frisked with a Jack Russell in a red , spotted scarf and wolfed up a half-eaten beefburger bun.
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A red silk scarf was tied around the bloated neck.
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She tossed the end of her red scarf over her shoulder, flung back her head and strode over to him.
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There was no tie, but a dark red silk scarf was tucked into the open neck of the shirt.
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In the distance he caught sight of a smart figure in navy, a red scarf round her neck, walking quickly.
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River Island provides our version with a red chiffon scarf for the finishing touch.
white
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He said McMullan discarded a white scarf and cap later found by detectives.
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She wore a leather helmet, a dashing white scarf .
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This was topped by the long white scarf and plain black, double twist crown.
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The gambling king stood to one side, wrapped in a black kimono, a white scarf knotted at his throat.
■ NOUN
silk
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Add a silk scarf for femininity.
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It was lined with soft fur and my fringed silk scarf .
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The elegantly draped silk scarf was two shades paler than his hair.
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She looked pretty in that short leather jacket she wore with the long colorful silk scarf .
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A red silk scarf was tied around the bloated neck.
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Konno paced the room, tugging at the ends of his silk scarf .
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There was no tie, but a dark red silk scarf was tucked into the open neck of the shirt.
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He wore shabby clothes and shoes and a black silk scarf , always, outdoors and in.
■ VERB
wear
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He was wearing a scarf , a pair of boots, and a look of considerable embarrassment.
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Shattuck encourages those who would stay healthy to wear a hat and scarf and to bundle up against the weather.
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It is a dark-haired girl, smiling. and wearing a university scarf I look at it every day.
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He was wearing a scarf , an overcoat, and a gray fedora hat.
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Constance had thick, coarse black hair and wore an orange scarf somehow knitted into it.
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She was wearing a navy scarf with a little gilt pin fastened to one side.
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She wore a scarf over her head and dark glasses.
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I still wear the lilac scarf she bought me.
wrap
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Head wrapped in a scarf and tied over her chin.
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A baseball cap wrapped with a scarf protects him from the sun.
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And at the bottom, wrapped in the light-red scarf Carolina had often worn to class, is a Walkman.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hala took Fatima's place and the girl reached out and plucked a pin from the scarf which concealed her hair.
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His hair was all tousled, a scarf round his neck, touching his braces.
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His wife sat next to him, sobbing into a scarf .
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More options include a white patent-leather tote bag and a big straw hat or scarf tied a la Audrey Hepburn.
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When I left she picked up my scarf and tied it over my head.
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Why did it have to be a scarf ? he wondered.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I scarfed down a candy bar between classes.