necklace
part of speech
noun (necklace, necklaces)
meaning for a pupil
1) A necklace is a piece of jewellery you wear around your neck, often a chain or a string of beads. tree →
2) A necklace can be made of shells, pearls, flowers, beads or gold. tree →
sense 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 →
- Each necklace costs 8 dollars. tree →
- How many necklaces can she make with 60 beads? tree →
- She sold 5 necklaces. tree →
- Grandma wears a pearl necklace on special days. tree →
- We threaded pasta to make necklaces in art class. tree →
- The queen's necklace sparkled with jewels. tree →
- Her necklace has a little heart on it. tree →
- In her hand she took a gold necklace. tree →
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 the corpora
- Rings, earrings and necklaces come off before sport, because they catch and tear skin.
- Take off rings, earrings and necklaces before sport, because they can catch and tear skin.
Trees and pragmatics
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