turtleneck
English
noun
Definitions
- (US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
- (US) A turtleneck sweater.
Etymology
Compound from English turtle + 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
- Turtlemania English
- beturtlenecked English
- boatneck English
- bootneck English
- bottleneck English
- breakneck English
- bullneck English
- cowlneck English
- crewneck English
- crookneck English
- fiddleneck English
- foreneck English
- gooseneck English
- halterneck 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
- nonturtle 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
- snakeneck English
- squareneck English
- stiff neck English
- stiff-necked English
- stiffnecked English
- topneck English
- turtle English
- turtleback English
- turtledom English
- turtlehead English
- turtleless English
- turtlelike English
- turtlenecked English
- turtler English
- turtleweed English
- turtling English
- wryneck English
- tortue French
- ネック Japanese
- nekke Middle English
- tortou Middle English
- tortugo Ido
- nek Tok Pisin
- totol Torres Strait Creole
- ᑖᐦᑖᐤ Northern East Cree
- neck
- turtle
- necker
- necked
- midneck
- necktie
- neckful
- necklet
- topneck
- turtler
- wryneck
- redneck
- neckgear
- cowlneck
- necklace
- neckland
- necklike
- foreneck
- renecked
- rollneck
- neckweed
- longneck
- hindneck
- neckbone
- ringneck
- turtling
- neckbeef
- shitneck
- bullneck
- neckless
- neckmold
- neckyoke
- boatneck
- neckache
- bootneck
- neckroll
- necklock
- crewneck
- neckwear
- neckdown
- neckband
- neckline
- roughneck
- crookneck
- nonturtle
- breakneck
- scoopneck
- neckplate
- neckbrace
- neckmould
- ring-neck
- snakeneck
- turtledom
- neckpiece
- neckstrap
- neckbiter
- polo-neck
- neckcloth
- neckbeard
- gooseneck
- stiff neck
- neckwarmer
- turtlehead
- turtleweed
- bottleneck
- fiddleneck
- littleneck
- turtlelike
- halterneck
- turtleback
- pencilneck
- turtleless
- limberneck
- neckspring
- squareneck
- pencil-neck
- Turtlemania
- stiffnecked
- neckerchief
- leatherneck
- turtlenecked
- stiff-necked
- neknomination
- beturtlenecked
- red-necked buzzard