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
Other affectations such as Booth’s cravat pin, pinkie ring and monogrammed leather boots add to his carefully curated image.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Dean, 25, wore a stiff shirt, cravat, argyle jumper and pinstripe team blazer.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024
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
Underneath, he wore common clothes—a buttoned shirt, a cravat, and a waistcoat draped with a silver chain and fob—and uncommon adornments.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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