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View synonyms for turtleneck
turtleneck
[ tur-tl-nek ]
noun
- a high, close-fitting collar, often rolled or turned down, appearing especially on pullover sweaters.
- a sweater with such a collar.
turtleneck
/ ˈtɜːtəlˌnɛk /
noun
- a round high close-fitting neck on a sweater or the sweater itself
- ( as modifier )
a turtleneck sweater
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Example Sentences
A turtleneck gray sweater—it was herringbone tweed—and a cap.
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The high-cheekboned actor wears a leather jacket and turtleneck and slicks back his hair in Out of the Furnace.
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Well, it seems like she hasn't kicked the habit, since the singer's semi-sheer turtleneck onesie has a matching nun-like headpice.
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The singer's thigh-high stilettos and tight turtleneck mini were an intersting choice for Sunday best.
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Loud, overbearing, and unseemly, he is the very personification of the human id in a mock turtleneck and gold chain.
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