Obs. [Fr. esclavage (lit. ‘slavery,’ f. esclave slave) used in same sense.] A necklace composed of several rows of gold chains, beads, or jewels, so called from its resemblance to the fetters of a slave.
1758. Mrs. Delany, Autobiog. (1861), III. 478. All the bougets, esclavages, earrings and knots.
1766. Colman & Garrick, Clandestine Marr., I. How d’ye like the Style of this Esclavage?
1834. Planché, Brit. Costume, 323.
