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  • past participle of neck.
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necked

American  
[nekt] / nɛkt /

adjective

  1. having a neck of a kind specified (usually used in combination).

    a square-necked blouse.


Etymology

Origin of necked

1350–1400; Middle English. See neck, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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He released his first poetry collection, Ten Years in An Open Necked Shirt, in 1983 and has appeared on TV shows including Would I Lie to You? and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2020

Has released four albums, and his 1983 poetry collection Ten Years In an Open Necked Shirt was recently reissued by Vintage.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2013

Necked, having a neck of a certain kind.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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