Steenkirk \Steen"kirk`\, Steinkirk \Stein"kirk`\, 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. Steinkirk \Stein"kirk`\, n. Same as {Steenkirk}.