Turtleneck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Turtleneck is a noun meaning (Canada, US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
Meaning
(Canada, US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
More Meanings
- (Canada, US) Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater.
- (slang) A foreskin.
Example Sentences
I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex / 'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks
Still, Jobs became friends with fashion designer Issey Miyake, who had designed some Sony uniforms, and asked him to make some black turtlenecks that he liked.
Word Forms
- turtlenecks
- turtle neck
- turtle-neck
Synonyms for turtleneck
Depending on context, synonyms include polo-neck, necked, turtlenecked.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polo-neck, necked, turtle-neck, turt, rollneck, roll-neck.
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