turtleneck
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turtleneck
Where it comes from
From turtle + neck.
noun turtlenecks · turtle neck · turtle-neck
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A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
Similar: polo-neck, turtleneck collar
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Ellipsis of turtleneck sweater
I've got billions and billions of rhymes to flex / 'Cause I've got more rhymes than Carl Sagan's got turtlenecks
Similar: polo neck sweater
- The foreskin.
Translations
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noun high, close-fitting collar rolled up
| 한국어 | 터틀넥 teoteullek |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | タートルネック tātorunekku |
| 中文 | 高領 /高领 gāolǐng |
| Português | gola alta, gola rulê |
| Français | col roulé |
| Deutsch | Rollkragen |
| Italiano | dolcevita, collo alto |
| Ελληνικά | ζιβάγκο zivágko |
noun turtleneck sweater
| 한국어 | 터틀넥 teoteullek |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | タートルネック tātorunekku |
| Français | pull à col roulé, col roulé |
| Deutsch | Rollkragenpullover |
| Italiano | dolcevita, collo alto |
| Ελληνικά | ζιβάγκο zivágko |
| Русский | водола́зка vodolázka |
Talk about this word "turtleneck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turtleneck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. turtleneck. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turtleneck "turtleneck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turtleneck.Cite this
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title = {turtleneck},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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