Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neckpiece

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: neck-piece
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.

Example Sentences

"It also has a neckpiece bearing a low-relief representation of the necklace of the chivalric Order of the Golden Fleece, to which only the most powerful of European rulers belonged."

Etymology

From neck + piece.

Inflected Forms

neckpieces (plural)

Questions

What does neckpiece mean?: A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.
Where does neckpiece come from?: From neck + piece.

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