cravat
(noun) neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cravat (plural cravats)
A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
(historical) A decorative fabric band or scarf worn around the neck by women.
(surgery) A bandage resembling a cravat, particularly a triangular bandage folded into a strip.
• ascot, ascot tie
cravat (third-person singular simple present cravats, present participle cravatting, simple past and past participle cravatted)
(transitive, rare) To adorn with a cravat; to tie a cravat, or something resembling a cravat, around the neck.
Source: Wiktionary
Cra*vat" (kr-vt"), n. Etym: [F. cravate, fr. Cravate a Croat, an inhabitant of Croatia, one of a body of Austrian troops, from whom, in 1636, this article of dress was adopted in France.]
Definition: A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth, worn by men about the neck. While his wig was combed and his cravat tied. Macualay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
