cravat
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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
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
One crisp white shirt was worn unbuttoned to reveal a black cravat, then tucked into natty pinstriped pants with a black-and-white-striped silk bathrobe tied atop it all, a pair of matching spats below.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 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
Yakov exchanged his broadcloth jacket for a pin-striped waistcoat and tied his cravat with deft hands.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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