CRAVAT


Meaning of CRAVAT in English

■ noun a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men round the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt.

Derivatives

~ted adjective

Origin

C17: from Fr. ~e , from Cravate 'Croat', because of the scarf worn by Croatian mercenaries.

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