I. krəˈvat, usu -ad.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: French cravate cravat, linen scarf worn in 17th century by Croatian mercenaries, from Cravate Croatian, from German (dial.) or Serbo-Croatian; German (dial.) Krawat, from Serbo-Croatian Hrvat; akin to Old Slavic Chŭrvatinŭ Croatian
1.
a. : a band or scarf of fine cloth often trimmed with lace and worn around the neck tied in a bow or knotted in such a way that the ends hung down in front
b. : necktie
2. : a wrinkle of flesh on the neck especially of a dog
3. : a bandage made by folding the point of a triangular piece of material toward the base, folding the base over the point, and folding the whole again
II. transitive verb
( cravatted ; cravatted ; cravatting ; cravats )
: to dress with or as if with a cravat
a handsomely cravatted young man