turtleneck

noun

tur·​tle·​neck ˈtər-tᵊl-ˌnek How to pronounce turtleneck (audio)
1
: a high close-fitting turnover collar used especially for sweaters
2
: a garment (such as a sweater) with a turtleneck
turtlenecked
ˈtər-tᵊl-ˌnekt How to pronounce turtleneck (audio)
adjective

Examples of turtleneck in a Sentence

She wore a turtleneck under her jacket.
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Leave it to Miss Prada and her design partner Raf Simons to inject some humor into a beloved basic like the turtleneck. — Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025 Menswear was classic and tailored, with double and single-breasted suits, matching shirts or turtlenecks, and strong outerwear, including tweed jackets. — Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Her knits, typically flamboyant and colorful, were more grounded in reality, working ivory white yarns into shrunken turtlenecks and cropped cardigans, which Boero spiced up with multicolored, 3D braids. — WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 The ruling caps, at least for now, a saga that captivated the nation since the charismatic entrepreneur, known for adopting the black turtleneck of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, was charged with criminal fraud in 2018. — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turtleneck

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First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of turtleneck was in 1897

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turtleneck

noun
tur·​tle·​neck -ˌnek How to pronounce turtleneck (audio)
1
: a high turned-over collar (as of a sweater)
2
: a garment (as a sweater) with a turtleneck

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