chain or bead necklace, 1758, from French esclavage, literally “slavery,” from esclave (13c.) “slave” (see slave (n.)). So called from resemblance to a slave’s neck chains.
chain or bead necklace, 1758, from French esclavage, literally “slavery,” from esclave (13c.) “slave” (see slave (n.)). So called from resemblance to a slave’s neck chains.