'Steenkirk' definitions:

Definition of 'Steenkirk'

From: GCIDE
  • Steenkirk \Steen"kirk`\ (st[=e]n"k[~e]rk`), Steinkirk \Stein"kirk`\ (st[imac]n"-), 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. [1913 Webster]