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  • noun Alternative spelling of turtleneck.

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Examples

  • Worn with matching thermal polo neck undershirts, the kit made Xavi and co look like pastel-clad versions of those aficionados of the turtle-neck, André Previn and Harold Pinter, on the Parkinson show circa 1975.

    Barcelona's 'cool mint' reveals sorry lack of taste | Rob Bagchi 2011

  • She was wearing jeans, cowboy boots, and a turtle-neck sweater under which he could see the swell of her pregnancy beginning to show.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • And I wore turtle-neck sweaters for months because my neck was a totally different color than the rest of my body!

    The Thrill of a Lifetime Jerry Ratch 2010

  • She was wearing jeans, cowboy boots, and a turtle-neck sweater under which he could see the swell of her pregnancy beginning to show.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • For my book signings, I usually wear slacks and a favorite top (I like scarfy things that drape gracefully) or sometimes a turtle-neck top and vest kind of thing.

    Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » What NOT to do at a Bookstore Signing 2010

  • I wore turtle-neck sweaters for months because my neck was a totally different color than the rest of my body!

    The First Time Jerry Ratch 2010

  • She was wearing jeans, cowboy boots, and a turtle-neck sweater under which he could see the swell of her pregnancy beginning to show.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • I remember wearing turtle-neck sweaters for months because my neck was a totally different color than the rest of my body!

    the wine kept us warm Jerry Ratch 2011

  • Caption: “He wore an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow, polka-dot, turtle-neck sweater that he got for Christmas, so in the saucer he wanted to stay.”

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Sketch a Day: 01-08-2008 2008

  • I now have a beautiful pair of teal wool Harem Skants and a funky grey pair I call my Elephant Skants the loooooooong turtle-neck gives a very-er-interesting look.

    Regretsy – Skants Contest! 2010

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