turtleneck
[ tur-tl-nek ]
/ ˈtɜr tlˌnɛk /
noun
a high, close-fitting collar, often rolled or turned down, appearing especially on pullover sweaters.
a sweater with such a collar.
Words nearby turtleneck
tursha,
turtle,
turtleback,
turtledove,
turtlehead,
turtleneck,
turtlet,
turves,
turya,
tuscaloosa,
tuscan
Example sentences from the Web for turtleneck
A turtleneck gray sweater—it was herringbone tweed—and a cap.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History |Anthony Haden-Guest |September 15, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThe high-cheekboned actor wears a leather jacket and turtleneck and slicks back his hair in Out of the Furnace.
Goofy has shed his passé pants and turtleneck for a sleek military jacket and combat boots by Balmain.
Disney Characters Are Slimmed Down For Barneys and Harrods Holiday Campaigns |Misty White Sidell |November 6, 2012 |DAILY BEASTAnd there is no woman or man alive who could fill that man's turtleneck.
British Dictionary definitions for turtleneck
turtleneck
/ (ˈtɜːtəlˌnɛk) /
noun
- a round high close-fitting neck on a sweater or the sweater itself
- (as modifier)a turtleneck sweater