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  • noun Plural form of turtle-neck.

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Examples

  • He is yesterday's news, he is about as in style as one of those smelley old turtle-necks Jobs wears.

    New iPhone Feature Needed James F. McGrath 2008

  • There is a whole modest-dressing movement that seems to wear turtle-necks and ankle-length skirts like a badge of honor.

    Don't Be Modest 2006

  • There is a whole modest-dressing movement that seems to wear turtle-necks and ankle-length skirts like a badge of honor.

    Archive 2006-02-01 2006

  • A fire blazed in the huge fireplace, and waitresses circulated the room in black turtle-necks and slim pants, like a dozen Audrey Hepburns come to life.

    CONFESSIONS KATE BRIAN 2007

  • A fire blazed in the huge fireplace, and waitresses circulated the room in black turtle-necks and slim pants, like a dozen Audrey Hepburns come to life.

    CONFESSIONS KATE BRIAN 2007

  • (Photo by Josef Koudelka/Magnum Photos) bureaucrats in the ministries and even taxi drivers were wearing turtle-necks in a wide range of colors.

    1968 the Year that Rocked the World Kurlansky, Mark 2004

  • It's not just competitors to the iPhone that get Steve's black turtle-necks and hoodies in a bunch, either.

    IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis 2010

  • Anyway, It's probably because of all the lead in his turtle-necks.

    G4TV - The Feed 2009

  • If you're worried about thigh-highs for work, accessorise with a thick jersey dress or oversized jumper and leggings - anything plain and high-necked (turtle-necks are ideal) works for daytime.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • They always wore identical white turtle-necks, gray flannels, grass - stained desert (dessert?) boots.

    Pioneers of Alienation and 50s Sci-Fi at Thing Street Asylum 8

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