noun
ascot
AS-kaht/ˈæskɑːt/
A broad neck scarf worn tucked into a shirt or jacket.
He tucks a silk ascot inside the open collar of his shirt.
Etymology
Ascot's fashionable horse races gave the village's name to clothing suitable for attending them. The name became especially associated with a type of necktie, yielding the scarf sense.
In context
… an ascot is he got an ascot on anyway I haven't looked at these in forever
More examples
- The costume includes a patterned ascot.
- She folds the ascot before placing it in the drawer.
- The shop sells brightly colored ascots.
Forms
ascot · ascots
Similar words
- cravat
- A broader term for a decorative cloth tied at the neck.
- necktie
- Usually a narrower strip knotted outside a closed shirt collar.