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necklace
(neklɪs)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural necklaces, present participle necklacing, past tense, past participle necklaced
1. countable noun
A necklace is a piece of jewellery such as a chain or a string of beads which someone wears round their neck.
...a diamond necklace and matching earrings.
Synonyms: chain, beads, pendant, choker More Synonyms of necklace
2. verb
To necklace someone means to kill them by putting a tyre soaked in petrol around their neck and then setting fire to it.
Alleged strike breakers had their houses petrol-bombed or were hacked to death ornecklaced. [be VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]necklacingWord forms: plural necklacings variable noun
...the gruesome practice of necklacing.
necklace in British English
(ˈnɛklɪs)
noun
1.
a chain, band, or cord, often bearing beads, pearls, jewels, etc, worn around the neck as an ornament, esp by women
2.
(in South Africa) a tyre soaked in petrol, placed round a person's neck, and set on fire in order to burn the person to death
verb
3. (transitive) South Africa
to kill (someone) by placing a burning tyre round his or her neck
necklace in American English
(ˈnɛklɪs)
noun
1.
a string of beads, jewels, etc. or a chain of gold, silver, etc., worn around the neck as an ornament
2.
a gasoline-doused automobile tire draped around a person's neck or shoulders and set ablaze
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈnecklaced or ˈnecklacing
3.
to kill by means of a necklace (sense 2)
Word origin
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Examples of 'necklace' in a sentencenecklace
In other languagesnecklace
British English: necklace /ˈnɛklɪs/ NOUN
A necklace is a piece of jewellery such as a chain or string of beads, which someone wears round their neck.
...a diamond necklace.
- American English: necklace
- Arabic: قِلَادَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: colar
- Chinese: 项链
- Croatian: ogrlica
- Czech: náhrdelník
- Danish: halskæde
- Dutch: halsketting
- European Spanish: collar
- Finnish: kaulakoru
- French: collier
- German: Halskette
- Greek: περιδέραιο
- Italian: collana
- Japanese: ネックレス
- Korean: 목걸이
- Norwegian: halskjede
- Polish: naszyjnik
- European Portuguese: colar
- Romanian: colier
- Russian: ожерелье
- Latin American Spanish: collar
- Swedish: halsband
- Thai: สร้อยคอ
- Turkish: kolye
- Ukrainian: намисто
- Vietnamese: dây chuyền
Chinese translation of 'necklace'
necklace
(ˈnɛklɪs)
n (c)
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项(項)链(鏈)
(xiàngliàn) (条(條), tiáo)
(noun)
Definition
a decorative piece of jewellery worn round the neck
She dropped her pearl necklace on the dressing-table.
Synonyms
chain
beads
pendant
a jade pendant on a slender gold chain
choker
necklet
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pendant
Definition
an ornament that hangs from a piece of jewellery
a jade pendant on a slender gold chain
Synonyms
necklace,
medallion,
locket
Nearby words ofnecklace
- neck
- neck and neck
- neckcloth
- necklace
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- necromancy
- necropolis
Synonyms of 'necklace'
necklace
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