halterneck
English
noun
Definitions
- A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
Etymology
Compound from English halter + English neck (drink very quickly).
Origin
English
neck
Gloss
drink very quickly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boatneck English
- bootneck English
- bottleneck English
- breakneck English
- bullneck English
- cowlneck English
- crewneck English
- crookneck English
- fiddleneck English
- foreneck English
- gooseneck English
- halter English
- halterless English
- halterpath English
- hindneck English
- leatherneck English
- limberneck English
- littleneck English
- longneck English
- midneck English
- neck English
- neckache English
- neckband English
- neckbeard English
- neckbeef English
- neckbiter English
- neckbone English
- neckbrace English
- neckcloth English
- neckdown English
- necked English
- necker English
- neckerchief English
- neckful English
- neckgear English
- necklace English
- neckland English
- neckless English
- necklet English
- necklike English
- neckline English
- necklock English
- neckmold English
- neckmould English
- neckpiece English
- neckplate English
- neckroll English
- neckspring English
- neckstrap English
- necktie English
- neckwarmer English
- neckwear English
- neckweed English
- neckyoke English
- neknomination English
- pencil-neck English
- pencilneck English
- polo-neck English
- red-necked buzzard English
- redneck English
- renecked English
- ring-neck English
- ringneck English
- rollneck English
- roughneck English
- scoopneck English
- shitneck English
- slip-halter English
- snakeneck English
- squareneck English
- stiff neck English
- stiff-necked English
- stiffnecked English
- topneck English
- turtleneck English
- unhalter English
- wag-halter English
- wryneck English
- ネック Japanese
- halter Middle English
- nekke Middle English
- nek Tok Pisin
- neck
- necker
- necked
- halter
- neckful
- necklet
- topneck
- wryneck
- midneck
- necktie
- redneck
- necklike
- renecked
- rollneck
- neckweed
- longneck
- hindneck
- neckbone
- neckbeef
- bullneck
- neckmold
- neckyoke
- neckache
- bootneck
- necklock
- crewneck
- neckwear
- neckgear
- cowlneck
- necklace
- neckland
- foreneck
- ringneck
- shitneck
- neckless
- unhalter
- boatneck
- neckroll
- neckdown
- neckband
- neckline
- roughneck
- crookneck
- breakneck
- neckplate
- ring-neck
- neckpiece
- neckstrap
- neckbiter
- neckcloth
- scoopneck
- neckbrace
- neckmould
- snakeneck
- polo-neck
- neckbeard
- gooseneck
- halterpath
- neckwarmer
- turtleneck
- bottleneck
- littleneck
- limberneck
- halterless
- neckspring
- stiff neck
- wag-halter
- fiddleneck
- pencilneck
- squareneck
- pencil-neck
- stiffnecked
- leatherneck
- slip-halter
- neckerchief
- stiff-necked
- neknomination
- red-necked buzzard