Necklaces

neck·lace

Origin: 
1580–90; neck  + lace

[nek-lis] a piece of jewelry consisting of a string of stones, beads, jewels,or the like, or a chain of gold, silver, or other metal, for wearingaround the neck.

A necklace is a peice of jewelry worn around the neck. Necklaces of perals of different lengths have different names: A choker is 14" to 16" long; a princess necklace is 18" long; a matinee necklace is 22" to 23" long; opera is 30" to 35" long; a rope is over 40 " long.