necklace
necklace Lexical Profile
necklace Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An ornamental chain, string of beads, or band of precious metal and jewels worn around the neck as jewelry.
"She wore a delicate silver necklace with a sapphire pendant to the evening gala."
Something resembling a piece of jewelry worn around the neck in circular arrangement, such as a ring of natural features or a distinctive band of markings around an animal's neck.
"The city is surrounded by an emerald necklace of public parks and nature reserves."
• verb
To adorn, encircle, or drape with or as if with a necklace.
"Morning dew necklaced the spiderwebs hanging between the garden bushes."
• Rhymes for necklace
Word Origin & Etymology
First attested in the late 16th century as a compound of 'neck' (from Old English 'hnecca') and 'lace' (from Old French 'las', meaning a cord or band, ultimately from Latin 'laqueus').