turtleneck
a high, close-fitting collar, often rolled or turned down, appearing especially on pullover sweaters.
a sweater with such a collar.
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How to use turtleneck in a sentence
If I pose a question whose premise doesn’t sit right, she tilts her head, bouncy curls spilling over one shoulder of her turtleneck—perplexed but not unkind—and takes a moment to think before explaining why.
If you could wear the turtleneck sweater the right way, talk the talk, walk the walk, you might be able to get access to capital.
Is Venture Capital the Secret Sauce of the American Economy? (Ep. 482) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 11, 2021 | FreakonomicsTikTok is a home for the literary “dark academia” crowd, who are Harry Potter-inspired tweed wearers, fans of leather accoutrements, thrifted turtlenecks and more.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe high-cheekboned actor wears a leather jacket and turtleneck and slicks back his hair in Out of the Furnace.
Well, it seems like she hasn't kicked the habit, since the singer's semi-sheer turtleneck onesie has a matching nun-like headpice.
Deconstructing Lady Gaga's 5 Bras in "Applause" | Erin Cunningham | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe singer's thigh-high stilettos and tight turtleneck mini were an intersting choice for Sunday best.
'Hair Robbery' is Venezuela's Latest Crime; Oprah Dons 3.5-Pound Wig on O Magazine Cover | The Fashion Beast Team | August 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLoud, overbearing, and unseemly, he is the very personification of the human id in a mock turtleneck and gold chain.
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British Dictionary definitions for turtleneck
/ (ˈtɜːtəlˌnɛk) /
a round high close-fitting neck on a sweater or the sweater itself
(as modifier): a turtleneck sweater
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