cravat
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cravat
- /kɹəˈvat/ UK
- /kɹəˈvæt/ US
Rhymes with (General American) -æt
Where it comes from
From French cravate, an appellative use of Cravate (“Croat”), from Dutch Krawaat, from German Krawatte, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt/Хр̀ва̄т (“Croat”). The cravat is regarded as originating from a linen scarf worn by Croatian mercenaries which was adopted into French fashion in the 17th century. Doublet of Croat.
noun cravats
- A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front. It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
- A decorative fabric band or scarf worn around the neck by women.
- A bandage resembling a cravat, particularly a triangular bandage folded into a strip.
verb cravats · cravatting · cravatted
- To adorn with a cravat; to tie a cravat, or something resembling a cravat, around the neck.
Translations
Talk about this word "cravat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cravat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cravat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cravat "cravat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cravat.Cite this
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title = {cravat},
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