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necklace

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. necklace (noun)
  2. necklace poplar (noun)
  3. necklace tree (noun)
  4. anodyne necklace (noun)
  5. sea necklace (noun)

neck·lace

noun \ˈne-kləs\

Definition of NECKLACE

1
: an ornament worn around the neck
2
: something likened to a necklace especially in forming a linked series or a circular pattern <a necklace of islands>
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Examples of NECKLACE

  1. <found a lovely necklace to match the bracelet and ring her mother had given her>

First Known Use of NECKLACE

circa 1590

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Rhymes with NECKLACE

feckless, checkless, reckless

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