Meaning of Necklace | Babel Free
ˈnɛkləsDefinitions
- 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.
- Ornament that puts around the collar.
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Anything resembling a necklace in shape. figuratively
- 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.
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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
- Feathers that have some birds in the zone of the collar.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
halssnoer
አማርኛ
ድሪ
Azərbaycanca
boyunbağı
Čeština
náhrdelník
Dansk
halskæde
Esperanto
kolĉeno
Español
collar
Gaeilge
bráisléad brád
Galego
colar
Magyar
nyaklánc
Հայերեն
մանյակ
Bahasa Indonesia
kalung
ქართული
ყელსაბამი
Қазақша
алқа
ខ្មែរ
ខ្សែក
ಕನ್ನಡ
ಪಟ್ಟಡೆ
한국어
목걸이
Kurdî
kolye
Кыргызча
мончок
Latina
monile
Lëtzebuergesch
Ketten
Latviešu
kaklarota
Македонски
ѓердан
मराठी
हार
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਹਾਰ
Polski
naszyjnik
پښتو
همېل
Kiswahili
kidani
ไทย
สร้อย
Türkmençe
monjuk
Українська
намисто
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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