Meaning

3 senses
  1. An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.

    Halskette, Collier, Halsband

    ожере́льеožerélʹje, колье́kolʹjé, мони́стоmonísto

    нами́стоnamýsto, мони́стоmonýsto, наши́йникnašýjnyk

    jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

  2. (figuratively)Anything resembling a necklace in shape.

    a necklace of coral islands

    ожере́льеožerélʹje

  3. (South Africa)A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.

    Necklacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Examples

290 sentences
  1. Tom bought a necklace for Mary.

    Том купив Мері намисто.

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  2. Tom found the necklace Mary had lost.

    Том знайшов намисто, яке загубила Мері.

    ruТом нашёл колье, которое Мэри потеряла.

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  3. I gave my sister a pearl necklace on her birthday.

    Я подарував сестрі на день народження перламутрове намисто.

    ruЯ подарил своей сестре жемчужное ожерелье на день рождения.

    deIch schenkte meiner Schwester ein Perlenhalsband zu ihrem Geburtstag.

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  4. Mary told me she wanted Tom to buy her a necklace.

    Мері сказала мені, що вона хоче, аби Том купив їй написто.

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  5. Mary told me that she wanted Tom to buy her a necklace.

    Мері сказала мені, що вона хоче, аби Том купив їй написто.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
jewelry:

Origin

From neck + lace.

From neck + lace.

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Forms

plural: necklaces
Singularnecklace
Pluralnecklaces

regular

Word family

8 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • pearl necklace
  • her pearl necklace
  • a pearl necklace
  • buy a necklace
  • a necklace for
  • diamond necklace
  • expensive necklace
  • the necklace that

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
necklace — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto