necklaced

Variant of necklace

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

Origin: neck + lace

transitive verb necklaced, necklacing

to kill by means of a necklace ()
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