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Fabric you tie around your throat to signal you can be trusted with money.

means A general term for items worn around the neck, like ties, scarves, and bow ties, usually for decoration or dress code compliance.

from A straightforward compound of 'neck' and 'wear,' the same pattern as 'footwear' or 'underwear' — English loves stitching body parts to 'wear' to name whole categories of clothing. The word itself arrived as commerce needed a catch-all term for cravats, ties, and collars once the necktie industry got big enough to need a department.

origin
croatian mercenaries sparked the necktie trend in france
etymology
cravat comes from hrvat meaning croat
function
solves zero problems, invents the one it solves
power move
loosening it signals the workday just ended
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