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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
necklet
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ When Sophie praised a necklet of rubies that she was wearing, it appeared to give him great pleasure.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
necklet

necklet \neck"let\, n. A necklace.
--E. Anold.

Wiktionary
necklet

n. 1 A necklace 2 A type of ornament worn tightly about the neck.

WordNet
necklet

n. decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament

Usage examples of "necklet".

First of all I unlocked my strong box, and drew therefrom a small sack of gold mohurs, and another of gold pagodas, also sundry family jewels, armlets and necklets of gold, gemmed rings, and other trinkets of price.

But there is a necklet of Samian fashioning lying in a chest down there intended for the white neck of Aldis.

These torcs, these necklets that us soldiers wear, they let us keep complete control of the chalikos.

Taking from it an amethyst necklet, an emerald pendant, and a diamond ring, she wrapped them in cottonwool, and put them in an envelope.

Likewise, she obtained cosmetics, gilded earbobs, rings of eight different sizes and metals, and a necklet of glazed silver flowers.

There was free choice for the visitors of this pattern-room in the matter of mummy-cases and cloths, as well as of necklets, scarabaei, statuettes, Uza-eyes, girdles, head-rests, triangles, split-rings, staves, and other symbolic objects, which were attached to the dead as sacred amulets, or bound up in the wrappings.

At last, putting two necklets and two rings back into the jewel-case, she placed the rest in a little green box, and taking that and the envelope, went out.

Bracelets, necklets, anklets and head ornament,s all so chunky and heavy.

Many wore necklets and little earrings, and one had twisted his black club of hair through with pearls.

They called it Sibbos, and it was a man-god, and they had a special red and yellow robe that they brought out for it now, and put on it, together with necklets and rings and colored beads.

The wedding necklets, a few rings with particularly large stones, a carved sand-jade bracelet left by the Isulk'im in teasing apology for stealing a prize stud, a ruby pendant with diamonds that had been Chay's present on the births of Maarken and Jahnionce again her eyes clouded.

She’s so pretty—all blues and golds, and kind of a soft glowy white like Mama’s moonstone necklet.

That winter silver necklets and iron city daggers went for a leg of goat flesh or half a horse's liver.

Today she wore green, with a necklet of rainbow-moonstones, a single white primary from her bird fastened into her braids.