turtleneck
Americannoun
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turtlenecks
plural
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a high, close-fitting collar, often rolled or turned down, appearing especially on pullover sweaters.
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a sweater with such a collar.
noun
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Origin of turtleneck
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He quickly left Memphis for Chicago after the assassination and arranged various television appearances still wearing a turtleneck allegedly stained with King’s blood.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
Leave it to Miss Prada and her design partner Raf Simons to inject some humor into a beloved basic like the turtleneck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
The photo, taken at Bagshot Park, shows the duchess wearing a black turtleneck jumper and a pleated cream skirt.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025
No one picks a mesh turtleneck in a vacuum.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2024
He stands a foot or so back from the fence, totally sweaty, with a white turtleneck under his soccer shirt.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
His sweaters and dark turtlenecks added to his reputation as a reclusive oracle of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Initially, Joyce’s mock turtlenecks and hairspray-stiff wigs, combined with the featherlight, Zelda Rubenstein-esque voice Wever is putting on, seem like another car crashing into a pile-up.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
We hear that as an aspiring actress, Meghan - who went on to star in Suits - used to get so nervous from auditions she would get blotchy and have to wear turtlenecks.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
It also meant athletic textured leggings paired with turtlenecks in contrasting bright shades.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Most of the androids were also wearing black turtlenecks and black pants; a few wore black dresses instead.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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