polo-neck
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See also:polo neck
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Frompolo(“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/
Audio(US): (file) - Hyphenation:po‧lo-neck
Noun
[edit]polo-neck(pluralpolo-necks)
- (British,India)Ahighcollarcoveringtheneck.
- Synonym:(Canada, US)turtleneck
- (British,India)Alighttypeofshirtwith such a collar.
- Synonym:(Canada, US)turtleneck
Usage notes
[edit]Not to be confused with apolo 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 alsoturtleneck
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light type of shirt with such a collar
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References
[edit]- ^“polo neck,n.”,inOED Online
,Oxford:Oxford University Press,September 2006;“polo neck,n.”,inLexico,Dictionary;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
