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necklet

[ nek-lit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

necklet

/ ˈnɛklɪt /

Origin of necklet¹

First recorded in 1860–65; neck + -let

A gold necklet found at Enkomi, in Cyprus, consists of a line of models of this Mycenaean shield.

I caused Salome's illness by dragging her down into Harstone to get a necklet of hers on which I was trying to raise money.

I will go down with you to-morrow and get that wretched necklet.

Are you quite sure the necklet was in that large dressing-case?

"Put the necklet back into the dressing-case, mother," Salome repeated.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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