[as-kuh
t, -kot] 
| a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them. |
[as-kuht] | a village in SE Berkshire, in S England: annual horse races. |
| as·cot (ās'kət, -kŏt') n. A broad neck scarf knotted so that its ends lie flat, one upon the other. [After the racetrack near Ascot.] |
| As·cot (ās'kət) A village of south-central England southwest of London. The Royal Ascot horseraces, initiated by Queen Anne in 1711, are held annually in June on Ascot Heath. |
| ASCOT American Share Coalition on Transplantation |
Ascot
locality, Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, geographic and historic county of Berkshire, England, known for its racecourse on Ascot Heath. The Royal Ascot meeting (initiated in 1711 by Queen Anne) lasts four days each June and is traditionally attended by the British sovereign. A major social and fashion event, it has lent its name to the ascot, a type of broad neck scarf. Its principal event is the Ascot Gold Cup, established in 1807 and run over 2.5 miles (4 km) by horses more than three years old
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