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steenkirk (iou)



steenkirk noun. Also steinkirk. L17.
[French (cravate a la) Steinkerke, Steinkerque, from the victory of the French over the English at Steenkerke, Belgium, in 1692.]
Hist. A kind of neckcloth worn by both men and women around 1700, having long laced ends hanging down or twisted together and passed through a loop or ring.