Can someone explain what the difference is between scarf, bandanna, neckerchief, and ascot? For example, what are Totodile (left) and Cyndaquil (right) wearing in this pokémon_mystery_dungeon picture post #2317724? The video game refers to them as "scarves", but isn't a scarf what you wear in the winter? So wouldn't bandanna or neckerchief be more accurate? What the hell is an ascot?

Apparently, I'm not the only one confused. Morgana_(persona) is generally always depicted as wearing the same yellow thing around his neck post #2069850, but

• Morgana_(persona) scarf
• Morgana_(persona) bandanna
• Morgana_(persona) neckerchief
• Morgana_(persona) ascot

all return results, with bandanna being the most popular.

A scarf is "a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders, around the neck, or over the head". They can be somewhat big:
http://www.worldscarf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Mens-Burgundy-Scarf.jpg
or small:
https://cdn.tobi.com/product_images/lg/1/light-blue-tight-knit-linen-scarf.jpg

An ascot seems to be a scarf fashioned more like a tie.

A bandanna is "a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief", where a handkerchief is "a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (such as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory". It can be on the head, neck, or elsewhere, but a neckerchief is a bandanna worn specifically around the neck.

So a scarf is a rectangular cloth worn around the neck/shoulders or head. An ascot is a scarf that's more of a necktie. A bandanna is a large-ish square cloth, which can be worn anywhere (head, neck, arm, leg, etc), and a neckerchief is a bandanna worn specifically around the neck.

watsit said:
A scarf is "a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders, around the neck, or over the head". They can be somewhat big:
http://www.worldscarf.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Mens-Burgundy-Scarf.jpg
or small:
https://cdn.tobi.com/product_images/lg/1/light-blue-tight-knit-linen-scarf.jpg

An ascot seems to be a scarf fashioned more like a tie.

A bandanna is "a large often colorfully patterned handkerchief", where a handkerchief is "a small usually square piece of cloth used for usually personal purposes (such as blowing the nose) or as a clothing accessory". It can be on the head, neck, or elsewhere, but a neckerchief is a bandanna worn specifically around the neck.

So a scarf is a rectangular cloth worn around the neck/shoulders or head. An ascot is a scarf that's more of a necktie. A bandanna is a large-ish square cloth, which can be worn anywhere (head, neck, arm, leg, etc), and a neckerchief is a bandanna worn specifically around the neck.

Thanks. So it sounds like the difference between neckerchief vs. scarf is how square or rectangular it would be if unwrapped, so post #2317724 Totodile is wearing more of a scarf and Cyndaquil is perhaps wearing a neckerchief.

Also, it seems like we should create implications for neckerchief -> bandanna and headkerchief -> bandanna, based on their wiki descriptions.