turtleneck

noun

tur·​tle·​neck ˈtər-tᵊl-ˌnek How to pronounce turtleneck (audio)
1
: a high close-fitting turnover collar used especially for sweaters
2
: a garment (such as a sweater) with a turtleneck
turtlenecked adjective

Examples of turtleneck in a Sentence

She wore a turtleneck under her jacket.
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Wearing a brown turtleneck dress that clung closely to her 8 1/2 month pregnant belly. Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025 In the TikTok video, Phillippe looked confused while Brubaker wore a black turtleneck and round-frame wire-rimmed glasses that mimicked her dad's look from the 1999 hit film. Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 June 2025 Brewing up a fresh pot of coffee, Baez, in a black turtleneck with her hair in a silver bob, settles in at her kitchen table. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 June 2025 The simplicity of the black turtleneck, the deliberate pacing of the announcement, the clean typography on the slides—none of this was accidental. Nitin Nohria, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for turtleneck

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of turtleneck was in 1897

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“Turtleneck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turtleneck. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

turtleneck

noun
tur·​tle·​neck -ˌnek How to pronounce turtleneck (audio)
1
: a high turned-over collar (as of a sweater)
2
: a garment (as a sweater) with a turtleneck

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