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necklace
(nek′lis)
noun
- a string of beads, jewels, etc. or a chain of gold, silver, etc., worn around the neck as an ornament
- a gasoline-doused automobile tire draped around a person's neck or shoulders and set ablaze
Origin: neck + lace
transitive verb necklaced, necklacing
to kill by means of a necklace ()
See necklace in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- An ornament worn around the neck.
- Something felt to resemble this neck ornament, as in shape: a necklace of hundreds of tiny islands.
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