polo-neck

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English

A polo-neck shirt

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Etymology

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

Noun

polo-neck (plural polo-necks)

  1. (British, India) A high collar covering the neck.
    Synonym: (Canada, US) turtleneck
  2. (British, India) A light type of shirt with such a collar.
    Synonym: (Canada, US) turtleneck

Usage notes

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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References

  1. ^ polo neck, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2006; polo neck, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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