neckcloth vs cravat

neckcloth and cravat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
neckcloth	Yes	No	No	No
cravat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cravat is a hypernym of neckcloth; that is, cravat is a word with a broader meaning than neckcloth:

neckcloth: an ornamental white cravat
cravat: neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front

neckcloth (noun)	cravat (noun)
an ornamental white cravat	neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front