[kruh-vat] 
| 1. | necktie (defs. 1, 2). |
| 2. | a cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men esp. in the 17th century. |
| 3. | Medicine/Medical. a bandage made by folding a triangular piece of material into a band, used temporarily for a fracture or wound. |
| cra·vat (krə-vāt') n. A scarf or band of fabric worn around the neck as a tie. [French cravate, necktie worn by Croatian mercenaries in the service of France, from Cravate, a Croatian, from German dialectal Krabate, from Serbo-Croatian Hrvāt.] |