cravat

• His dress is at once plain and neat; and if his coat should accidentally exhibit the cut of a more genteel manufacturer, the interstice between his boot (he wears top boots) and small clothes, the fashion of his cravat, which is rolled round a stiffner two inches in diameter, and tied in a bow, besides a variety of other more minute characteristics, decidedly refute all suspicion of an attempt at attaining the appearance of a man of fashion. —  Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life (1821)
• Above his limp collar and loosened cravat, his face looked haggard and drawn. —  The Winning Clue
• Fold the point back over the instep, cross the ends, carry around the ankle and tie Bandage for the Head_--The bandage may be used flat or as a cravat, according to the nature of the injury and the part to be bandaged Illustration For a cap bandage_, fold over the edge of the diagonal edge, place on the head with the folded edge just above the eyes; pleat the edges hanging down over the ears into small folds so that the bandage lies smoothly; carry the ends around the head; cross at the back, and tie in a square knot in front. —  Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts
• Lord Dice had torn off his cravat, and his hair hung down over his callous, bloodless cheeks, straight as silk. —  The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886
• The gentleman should be costumed in a black coat and pants, white vest, cravat, and gloves. —  Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants

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