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Where the word “cravat” came from

Anthonie Palamedesz, *Portrait of a richly dressed young man*, Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthonie_Palamedesz._-_Portrait_of_a_richly_dressed_young_man,_half-length.jpg
Follower of Largillière, *Nobleman in armour with lace cravat*, Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Follower_of_Largilliere_-_Nobleman_in_armour_with_lace_cravat,_pair.jpg
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Anthonie Palamedesz, *Portrait of a richly dressed young man*, Wikimedia Commons, public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthonie_Palamedesz._-_Portrait_of_a_richly_dressed_young_man,_half-length.jpg

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The word “cravat” is linked to the French word cravate, derived from the name for Croats. In the seventeenth century, the French used that term for light cavalry that included Croatian soldiers and adopted their neck scarf.