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NECKBAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does neckband mean?
• NECKBAND (noun)
The noun NECKBAND has 3 senses:
1. a band around the collar of a garment
2. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
3. necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Familiarity information: NECKBAND used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A band around the collar of a garment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("neckband" is a kind of...):
band; banding; stripe (an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material)
Holonyms ("neckband" is a part of...):
jumper; sweater (a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
collar; neckband
Hypernyms ("neckband" is a kind of...):
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
Meronyms (parts of "neckband"):
facing (a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "neckband"):
choker; neck ruff; ruff; ruffle (a high tight collar)
clerical collar; dog collar; Roman collar (a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy)
Eton collar (broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket)
Peter Pan collar (a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front)
rabato; rebato (a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century)
polo-neck collar; turtleneck collar (a high close-fitting turnover collar)
Holonyms ("neckband" is a part of...):
neck; neck opening (an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
choker; collar; dog collar; neckband
Hypernyms ("neckband" is a kind of...):
necklace (jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women))
Context examples
They starched two hundred white shirts, with a single gathering movement seizing a shirt so that the wristbands, neckband, yoke, and bosom protruded beyond the circling right hand.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
By this means he ironed the yoke, wristbands, and neckband, setting the latter at right angles to the shirt, and put the glossy finish on the bosom.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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