necklace

Everyday

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 →

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 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 →

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.