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ˈturtle-neck, n. (and a.) orig. U.S.
[turtle n.2]
1. a. A close-fitting roll or band collar, now usu. one intermediate in height between a crew-neck and a polo-neck; formerly also = polo-neck (a) s.v. polo1 4. b. A shirt or jersey with such a collar.
1897Sears, Roebuck Catal. 217/3 Turtle Neck Sweater. Extra heavy knit, all wool, turtle neck. 1939M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 102/3 (caption) Turtle Neck. 1957New Yorker 5 Oct. 112/2 The roll at the round neck suggests a turtleneck, and little inverted tucks do nice things for the bosom. 1960Daily Express 30 Aug. 5/3 Back buttoning turtle necks of matching fabric. 1970E. Tidyman Shaft xiii. 170 Tall, young men in..turtlenecks, leatherjackets. 1977New Yorker 3 Oct. 40/2 Dr. Sayles..asks me to take off my shirt, a turtleneck. 1982J. Gardner For Special Services xvi. 174 Bond, clad now in dark slacks, a black turtle-neck and short jacket.
2. attrib. or as adj., esp. as turtle-neck sweater.
1895Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 483/1 The Turtle Neck Shirt or Sweater, double from waist up, one of the most desirable garments ever invented for cold-weather shooting. 1896F. D. Roosevelt Let. 14 Oct. (1947) 47, I should very much like a red turtle neck sweater for skating and coasting. 1905Outing Mar. 743/1 Shape the coat like a turtle-neck sweater. 1926Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 7 Jan. 18/4 (Advt.), Balbriggan Turtle-Neck Pull-Overs of fine quality, finished with ribbed band at the waist. 1938J. Steinbeck Long Valley 95 The younger wore a blue turtle-neck sweater. 1946Wodehouse Joy in Morning vi. 42 He dresses like a tramp-cyclist, affecting turtle-neck sweaters and grey flannel bags. 1952M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) xiii. 266 He..signalled to a tall blonde girl in a tight turtle-neck sweater. 1964McCall's Sewing xi. 182/2 Turtle-neck collar. A wide true bias band that stands up from the neck edge and then rolls back over the neckline seam. 1978G. Greene Human Factor ii. i. 53 She wore brown trousers and a turtle-neck sweater.
Hence ˈturtle-necked a.
1931G. S. Chappell Gardener's Friend 7 When long-haired athletes in turtle-necked sweaters were the idols of the hour. 1954Encounter Feb. 47/1 Long-haired men in turtle-necked sweaters marched into the room. 1978J. Wainwright Jury People iii. 13 He wore a cheap wind-cheater over a turtle-necked sweater. |