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# necklace

noun (necklace, necklaces)

«necklace» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A necklace is a piece of jewellery you wear around your neck, often a chain or a string of beads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#m1)
2. A necklace can be made of shells, pearls, flowers, beads or gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school maths: a thing made or sold; beads per necklace, the price of necklaces; necklaces made from a number of beads. In everyday life and crafts: making a pasta or bead necklace, a gift, a flower lei in Hawaii. Phrases: «wear a necklace», «a gold necklace», «a pearl necklace», «a bead necklace».

### Examples

- She makes a necklace with 24 beads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x1)
- Each necklace costs 8 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x2)
- How many necklaces can she make with 60 beads? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x3)
- She sold 5 necklaces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x4)
- Grandma wears a pearl necklace on special days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x5)
- We threaded pasta to make necklaces in art class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x6)
- The queen's necklace sparkled with jewels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x7)
- Her necklace has a little heart on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x8)
- In her hand she took a gold necklace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/#x9)

### Note

Countable: «a necklace». Say «NECK-liss». Maths: «beads per necklace» is a rate: beads = rate × necklaces, and necklaces = beads ÷ rate. Trap: leftover beads do not make a whole necklace (drop the remainder). Safety: take off necklaces for sport.

## In Jewish tradition

In school maths: a thing made or sold; beads per necklace, the price of necklaces; necklaces made from a number of beads. In everyday life and crafts: making a pasta or bead necklace, a gift, a flower lei in Hawaii. Phrases: «wear a necklace», «a gold necklace», «a pearl necklace», «a bead necklace».

### Examples

- Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one bead of thy necklace. (Writings SNG.4.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/necklace/#x1)

### Note

Countable: «a necklace». Say «NECK-liss». Maths: «beads per necklace» is a rate: beads = rate × necklaces, and necklaces = beads ÷ rate. Trap: leftover beads do not make a whole necklace (drop the remainder). Safety: take off necklaces for sport.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «necklace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/necklace/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«necklace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/necklace.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «necklace» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/necklace/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«necklace» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/necklace.html) on Mova free.