turtleneck

tur·tle·neck

noun \-ˌnek\

Definition of TURTLENECK

1

: a high close-fitting turnover collar used especially for sweaters

2

: a garment (as a sweater) with a turtleneck

— tur·tle·necked \-ˌnekt\ adjective

Examples of TURTLENECK

1. She wore a turtleneck under her jacket.

First Known Use of TURTLENECK

1897

Rhymes with TURTLENECK

afterdeck, à la grecque, biotech, bodycheck, bottleneck, cashier's check, Chiang Kai-shek, countercheck, demi-sec, discotheque, double-check, double-deck, hunt-and-peck, leatherneck, littleneck, nanotech, neck and neck, New Quebec, Pont l'Évêque, quarterdeck, rubber check, rubberneck, shepherd's check, triple sec, weather deck, Yucatec, Zapotec