English Explanatory Dictionary

steinkirk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of neckcloth originating in France, worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.

Word forms

steinkirk steinkirks steenkirk

Etymology

So called from the Battle of Steinkirk in 1692, when the French nobles apparently had no time to arrange their lace neckcloth.

Synonyms

steinkirk cravat
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