neckpiece

English

Etymology

neck +β€Ž piece

Noun

neckpiece (plural neckpieces)

  1. A piece of clothing to be worn around the neck.
    • 2009 July 3, Ken Johnson, β€œCan You Breathe in There, Your Majesty?”, in New York Timesβ€Ž:
      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.
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