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neckband
noun
A band worn around the neck.
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Men's chaofu had a kimono-style upper body, with long, close-fitting sleeves that terminated in the "horsehoof" cuff introduced by the Manchus, and a closely fitted neckband over which was worn a detached collar distinguished by winglike tips that extended over the shoulders.
During the 14th century, shirts worn by the Normans developed a neckband and cuffs.
By 1720 25 the fullness was concentrated at the back in two deep box pleats sewn to the neckband, while the gown was waisted at the front.
The qifu was a straight, kimono-sleeved robe with a closely fitted neckband that continued across the breast and down to the underarm closing on the right side, the long tubular sleeves terminating in horsehoof cuffs.
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The $180 MOJO 1 is a neckband-style device that, in theory at least, is less likely to disturb coiffures.
Wood carving consists partly of chip carving for the decoration of everyday objects, such as milking stools, neckbands for bells, wooden spoons, and distaffs, and partly of figure carving, especially of Nativity figures.
The hitatare, the formal court robe of samurai, and the suo, a crested linen robe designed for everyday wear, were characterized by V-shaped necklines accentuated by inner-robe neckbands of white.
A Bundles for Britain organization received an anonymous donation of six dress shirts, immaculate and in excellent condition, with stiff neckbands and rigidly starched bosoms and cuffs.
Its laid-off workers still speak of their former employers with affection — their loyalty reiterated on the back pockets of their jeans, the neckbands of their T-shirts, and in the form of pet Chihuahuas named Chuck Taylor and 501.
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