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necklace definition

neck·lace (nek′lis)

noun

  1. a string of beads, jewels, etc. or a chain of gold, silver, etc., worn around the neck as an ornament
  2. a gasoline-doused automobile tire draped around a person's neck or shoulders and set ablaze

Etymology: neck + lace

transitive verb necklaced -·laced, necklacing -·lac·ing

to kill by means of a necklace ()

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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