cravat

Example Sentences

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“How beautiful she is in her shining raiment,” he rhapsodizes, “her birch-bark body, her sable bodice, her white cravat, her goffered ruff.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Elliot smolders, barely contained by a cravat, whether blocking the path when Anne is on a walk with her family, or entering a room.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2022

Davis, though, would certainly take one of those silk cashmere scarves Ms. Nichanian substituted for a cravat and knot it outside his shirt.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2022

Men are required to wear lounge suits, or jackets, or blazers with trousers, together with a tie or a cravat.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2021

Colin opened the trunk at the foot of his bed and pulled out dark blue breeches and a white waistcoat, a white shirt with unfolded cravat, and a dark blue overcoat.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo