1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in 16 June III. 24/1 The tramping Soldier.., his neck-gear in his hand.
1890 T. Hardy Melancholy Hussar ii, in 167 His head would probably have been bent..but for his stiff neck-gear.
1912 W. Owen 3 Apr. (1967) 127 In Church with a neck-gear such as Wordsworth wore.
1996 (Electronic ed.) 28 Oct. 35 The elaborate neck gear that Beau Brummel devised.