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turtle-neck

turtle-neck is the alternative spelling of turtleneck.

Meaning of turtleneck

Noun

turtleneck (plural turtlenecks)

  1. (Canada, US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
  2. (slang) The foreskin.

Forms of turtle-neck

pluralturtle-necks

Phrases with turtle-neck

Questions about turtle-neck

What is turtle-neck the alternative spelling of?
Turtle-neck is the alternative spelling of turtleneck.

Words near turtle-neck in the dictionary

  1. turtle-head
  2. turtle-heading
  3. turtle-insect
  4. turtle-insects
  5. turtle-kraal
  6. turtle-neck
  7. turtle-neck sweater
  8. turtle-neck sweaters
  9. turtle-necked
  10. turtle-necks
  11. turtle-net

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turtle-neck (page history and authors); turtleneck (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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