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feminine

/kʁa.vat/

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Translation

tie

Word origin

From Cravate, the French rendering of 'Croat'. Croatian cavalrymen serving in France in the seventeenth century wore the neck cloth that took their name.

Origin: French
Root: Cravate
English cognates: cravat

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcravates

Examples

He is wearing a blue tie.

The ties are in the cupboard.

She gave him a tie for Christmas.

His tie is badly done up.

Nobody wears a tie here.

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This word is part of lesson 54.