necklet

necklet

English

Etymology

neck +‎ -let

Noun

necklet (plural necklets)

1. A necklace.
2. A type of ornament worn tightly about the neck.
   • 1981, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins, revised edition, chapter 4,

     He was a dog—one of those small, silky, fluffy dogs that look like a fur necklet, until they begin to bark.

Coordinate terms

• anklet
• armlet
• kneelet
• leglet
• wristlet

 

Translations

necklace — see necklace

type of ornament worn tightly about the neck

References

• necklet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• necklet, in Compact Oxford English Dictionary.