STEENKIRK

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{ Steen″kirk′ (stēn″kẽrk′), Stein″kirk′ (stīn″–) }, n. [[So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.]] A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.