NECKLACED

Verb

necklaced

simple past tense and past participle of necklace

Source: Wiktionary


neck"laced, a.

Definition: Wearing a necklace; marked as with a necklace. The hooded and the necklaced snake. Sir W. Jones.

NECKLACE

Neck"lace (; 48), n.

1. A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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