polo-neck
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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.
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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.
