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crew necks

crew necks is the plural of crew neck.

Meaning of crew neck

Noun

crew neck (plural crew necks)

  1. A round neckline with a ribbed texture.
    • For a writer celebrated for his control of his characters’ inner lives, for a husband and father notoriously prickly about his expression of the suburban proprieties — the crewneck Shetland sweater and khakis, the plummy faux-Brahmin accent, the adoring Labrador at his feet, the woodpile neatly...2009 March 15, Geoffrey Wolff, “Suburban Suffering”, in New York Times
  2. (broadly) A shirt, sweater, or similar garment with such a neckline.

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Questions about crew necks

What is crew necks the plural of?
Crew necks is the plural of crew neck.

Words near crew necks in the dictionary

  1. crew date
  2. crew dates
  3. crew member
  4. crew members
  5. crew neck
  6. crew necks
  7. crew over
  8. crew resource management
  9. crew sock
  10. crew socks
  11. crew up

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