Definition of Necklet

1. Noun. Decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament.

Generic synonyms: Decoration, Ornament, Ornamentation

Definition of Necklet

1. n. A necklace.

Definition of Necklet

1. Noun. A necklace ¹

2. Noun. A type of ornament worn tightly about the neck. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Necklet

1. a simple necklace [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Necklet

neckgears
neckhair
necking
neckings
necklace
necklace of Venus
necklace poplar
necklace tree
necklaced
necklacelike
necklaces
necklacing
neckland
necklands
neckless
necklet (current term)
necklets
necklike
neckline
necklined
necklines
neckmould
neckpiece
neckpieces
neckplate
neckplates
necks
necks of the woods
neckstrap
neckstraps

Literary usage of Necklet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. De finibus bonorum et malorum by Marcus Tullius Cicero (1914)
"... and if he despoiled him and assumed his necklet and the corresponding surname for any other reason than that he thought such deeds became a man, ..."

2. Arts and Crafts of Our Teutonic Forefathers: Being the Substance of the by Gerard Baldwin Brown (1911)
"Personal ornaments: diadem ; hair-pin; necklet, especially of glass beads; arm and finger ring; ear pendant. Personal belongings ; pouch and chatelaine and ..."

3. Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the Year (1875)
"necklet or Coronal. This elegant ornament, described at length in our last year's report as occurring in 1873, and which was found in detached portions, ..."

4. Elementary Principles of Electro-therapeutics for the Use of Physicians and by Celia M. Haynes (1890)
"NECK ELECTRODE OR necklet. This consists of a sponge-covered disc fastened to a black hard-rubber spring to retain the disc in place. ..."

5. Catalogue of the Objects of Indian Art Exhibited in the South Kensington Museum by Henry Hardy Cole (1874)
"necklet. A circle of green glass beads strung on brass. and silver wires, with fringe of ... necklet. A row of pointed pendants, gilt metal, with a central ..."

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