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STEINKIRK
Etymology
So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.
Noun
steinkirk (plural steinkirks)
A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
Steen"kirk`, Stein"kirk`, n. Etym: [So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.]
Definition: A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Stein"kirk`, n.
Definition: Same as Steenkirk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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