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cravat

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cravat

Scarf worn mainly by men around the neck instead of a tie, often with a shirt. During the 17th century cravats formed part of everyday dress; they were made of muslin or linen and tied around the neck, sometimes in a bow.



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It is a--MOST--PROVOKING--thing,' he said at last, 'when a person doesn't know a cravat from a belt
Arobin had put on his coat, and he stood before her and asked if his cravat was plumb.
The lady passed him a coin, there was a moment of mumbling and gesticulating, and suddenly she had him with both hands by the red cravat which girt his neck, and was shaking him as a terrier would a rat.
 
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