necklet

English

Etymology

From neck +‎ -let.

Noun

necklet (plural necklets)

1. A necklace.
2. A type of ornament worn tightly about the neck.
   • 1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Miss Lark’s Andrew”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, pages 50–51:

     He was a dog—one of those small, silky, fluffy dogs that look like a fur necklet, until they begin to bark.

Coordinate terms

• anklet
• armlet
• kneelet
• leglet
• wristlet

 

Translations

necklace — see necklace

type of ornament worn tightly about the neck

References

• “necklet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• necklet, in Compact Oxford English Dictionary.