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Topic: CLOTHES AND FASHION

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: cravate, from Cravate 'Croatian'; from the scarves worn by 17th-century Croatian soldiers

cravat

 noun
     
cra‧vat [countable]
DC a wide piece of loosely folded material that men wear around their necks [↪ tie]
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