necklace UK /ˈnɛklɪs/US /ˈnɛkləs/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •a pretty thing that goes around the neck, made of metal or of small stones joined in a row •(figurative) Anything resembling a necklace in shape.a necklace of coral islands •(South-Africa) A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.Seven people have been arrested in connection with Saturday's "necklace" murder of three men in the Tjokville informal settlement at Jeffrey's Bay. — 2004 verb1 •(South-Africa) To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck.Inkatha members have been hacked to death and necklaced, and their houses have been destroyed — 2002 formsnecklaced · necklacing · necklaces
