polo-neck
See also: polo neck
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From polo (“ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent’s goal”) + neck.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌnɛk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌnɛk/
- Hyphenation: po‧lo-neck
Noun edit
polo-neck (plural polo-necks)
- (British, India) A high collar covering the neck.
- Synonym: (Canada, US) turtleneck
- (British, India) A light type of shirt with such a collar.
- Synonym: (Canada, US) turtleneck
Usage notes edit
Not to be confused with a polo shirt, also originally worn from the 1920s to play polo but having a different collar.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
high collar covering the neck — see also turtleneck
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light type of shirt with such a collar
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References edit
- ^ “polo neck, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2006; “polo neck, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.