English word necklace comes from English neck, English lace
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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| neck | English (en) | (chiefly, US) To make love; to snog; to intently kiss or cuddle; to canoodle.. To decrease in diameter.. To drink rapidly.. To hang by the neck; strangle; kill, eliminate (anatomy) The part of body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.. (architecture) The gorgerin of a capital.. (botany) The slender tubelike extension atop an archegonium, through which the sperm [...] |
| lace | English (en) | (countable) A cord or ribbon passed through eyelets in a shoe or garment, pulled tight and tied to fasten the shoe or garment firmly.Shoelaces. (slang, obsolete) Spirits added to coffee or another beverage.. (uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.Lace. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a net. (transitive) To add [...] |
| necklace | English (en) | (South Africa) A method of informal execution in which a rubber tyre is filled with petrol, placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.. (figuratively) Anything resembling a necklace in shape.. An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached. (South [...] |