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

Dean, 25, wore a stiff shirt, cravat, argyle jumper and pinstripe team blazer.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

Her neighbor, a personal chef, lent her his cooking outfit, complete with jacket and cravat.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

It is possible to look as stiff and uncomfortable in breathable summer fabrics as it is in Darcy's usual cravat, at least in Ricamora's fantastic portrayal.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2022

She buttoned the waistcoat snugly over the shirt and sat down to lace on her boots, then pulled her hair back and tucked it beneath the high collar before tying the cravat around her neck.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo