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Meaning of Necklace | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈnɛkləs

Definitions

  1. An 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.
  2. Ornament that puts around the collar.
  3. Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
    figuratively
  4. It throws of leather, plastic or chain that puts around the collar of the domestic animals like ornament or defence and to attach them to a strap or chain.
  5. A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.
    South-Africa
  6. Feathers that have some birds in the zone of the collar.

Equivalents

Afrikaans halssnoer
አማርኛ ድሪ
العربية القلادة قلادة
Azərbaycanca boyunbağı
Беларуская калье́ каралі
বাংলা মালা হার
Català collar collaret
Čeština náhrdelník
Dansk halskæde
Ελληνικά κολιέ περιδέραιο
Esperanto kolĉeno
Español collar
Eesti kaelakee kee
Euskara iduneko lepoko
فارسی گردن بند هار
Galego colar
עברית עֲנָק שרשרת
हिन्दी हँसली हार
Magyar nyaklánc
Հայերեն մանյակ
Bahasa Indonesia kalung
Íslenska hálsfesti hálsmen
Italiano collana girocollo
ქართული ყელსაბამი
Қазақша алқа
ខ្មែរ ខ្សែក
ಕನ್ನಡ ಪಟ್ಟಡೆ
한국어 목걸이
Kurdî kolye
Кыргызча мончок
Latina monile
Lëtzebuergesch Ketten
Latviešu kaklarota
Македонски ѓердан
मराठी हार
Bahasa Melayu kalung rantai
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဒါလီ ဘယက် လည်ဆွဲ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਾਰ
Polski naszyjnik
پښتو همېل
Português colar microondas
Română colan colier salbă
Shqip varëse varq
Kiswahili kidani
తెలుగు కంఠిక హారము
ไทย สร้อย
Türkmençe monjuk
Tagalog binaysok kuwintas
Türkçe gerdanlık kolye
Українська намисто
اردو مالا ہار

Examples

“a necklace of coral islands”
“Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia”
“Seven people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's "necklace" murder of three men in the Tjokville informal settlement at Jeffrey's Bay.”
“Several of the alledged witches in Apel and GaNkaone were also subjected to a necklace execution”
“In the fluidly unfolding events of a necklace murder, was there time and space to stop the killing?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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