A variant spelling of cravat, a type of neckwear or the scarf-like cloth worn around the neck.
From French cravate, from Croatian Hrvat meaning 'Croatian,' because Croatian soldiers were known for wearing distinctive scarves. Gravat is an alternate English spelling.
The history of the word 'cravat' shows how fashion spreads through history—European nobles saw Croatian soldiers wearing these scarves and thought they looked cool, so they adopted the style and the name stuck.
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