Necklace Meaning
/ˈnɛkləs/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
nounAnything resembling a necklace in shape.
Sentence Examples
The lady wore a necklace of pearls.
The necklace is cheap at a hundred dollars.
The necklace would be worth over $5 000 at current prices.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a beautiful ____ made of gold and diamonds around her neck.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave her a stunning gold ____ for their wedding anniversary.
Word Origin & History
From neck + lace.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Seven people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's "necklace" murder of three men in the Tjokville informal settlement at Jeffrey's Bay."
— 4 August, 2004, “Necklacing: 7 held”, in Headline Pretoria News:
"Several of the alledged witches in Apel and GaNkaone were also subjected to a necklace execution"
— 2000, Ineke Van Kessel, Beyond Our Wildest Dreams: The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South Africa:
"In the fluidly unfolding events of a necklace murder, was there time and space to stop the killing?"
— 2004, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid:
"Frustrated residents tied the hands of two suspected criminals, put tyres around their necks and then set them alight. In a manifestation of growing disillusionment with the criminal justice system, residents of Bramfischerville, west of Johannesburg, on Tuesday abducted and necklaced two suspected burglars."
— May 29 2003, The Star:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She wore a beautiful ____ made of gold and diamonds around her neck.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave her a stunning gold ____ for their wedding anniversary.