polo neckn.adj.
/ˈpəʊləʊ ˌnɛk/, U.S. /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌnɛk/ A. n.
1. A high, close-fitting turned-over collar on a sweater or other garment.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > collar > types of
chevesailec1400
roll collar1832
coat-collar1833
bertha1842
step-roll1881
open-neck1894
step-collar1895
button-down1897
turtle-neck1897
Shakespeare collar1907
polo collar1909
shawl collar1913
polo neck1924
mandarin collar1952
petal collar1957
polo1967
1924 Lethbridge (Alberta) Daily Herald 19 Sept. 12/6 (advt.) Pure wool sweaters with polo neck or buttoned shoulder style.
1929 Times 7 Nov. 11/3 There are practical sweaters with polo necks in plain and fancy stockinette.
1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral i. 5 A grey jumper with a polo neck.
1993 M&S Mag. Autumn 52 After dyeing, the garments are returned to the factory for the polo neck to be attached.
2018 T. Cassidy in T. Cassidy & P. Goswami Textile & Clothing Design Technol. xvi. 453 Popular variations on the round neck include the polo neck and the turtle neck.
2. A garment, esp. a sweater, with such a collar. Cf. polo n.2 3a.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > jumper or jersey > types of > other
pointelle1892
turtle-neck1897
slip-over1919
polo jersey1925
polo jumper1925
polo sweater1925
Sloppy Joe1942
polo neck1959
thick-knit1961
sweater-shirt1964
skinny-rib1965
skivvy1967
mock1989
1959 Bks. & Bookmen April /1 A silent, spectacled poet, genus New York intellectual with polo neck.
1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 48 One [woman] may look very chic in a polo neck and another may look as if she were a kennel-maid manqué.
1973 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Starry Bird iv. 55 Wife and bambinos in suede jackets and knitted jackets and..enough polo necks to outfit the entire British Raj.
1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 20 Dark blue flared troosers, black shoes, a mustard polo-neck wi blue bands at the collar and cuffs, and a green parka.
2008 R. Woolnough A to Z Bk. Menswear 261 A polo neck (UK) (or turtle neck in the US) is a garment—usually a sweater—with a close-fitting, round, and high collar that folds over and covers the neck.
B. adj.
Frequently hyphenated. Of a garment: that has a polo neck.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > collar > types of
roll-collared1839
roll collar1841
roll-neck1897
rolled-neck1911
roll-necked1922
polo neck1930
polo-collared1946
tie-necked1973
shawl-collared1974
1930 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 23 May 7/1 (advt.) The new polo neck sweaters at $1.95.
1951 ‘A. Garve’ Murder in Moscow ix. 96 I changed it for a polo-neck sweater.
1975 New Yorker 24 Mar. 44/1 Signing for an ordinary lunch,..resting the bill on the jutting waist of his brown polo-neck sweater.
1989 J. Hobbs Thoughts in Makeshift Mortuary 219 He..stalked about the campus in a black leather jacket and white polo-neck sweater.
2005 G. Lord John Mortimer (2006) x. 196 Kingsley rolled down the neck of his polo-neck sweater to reveal a dog collar.
Derivatives
ˈpolo-necked adj. = sense B.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > neckline
decolouredc1430
high1590
low-cuta1600
low1818
low-necked1830
low-neck1858
décolleté1884
semi-high1905
boat-shaped1921
turtle-necked1931
crew neck1940
polo-collared1946
polo-necked1948
plunge-line1949
plunge-necked1949
crew-necked1950
plunge neck1951
scoop-necked1955
bateau-necked1959
1948 Times 7 Dec. 1/3 (advt.) Yellow polo-necked sweater, size 34in.
1993 T. Parker May Lord in His Mercy be Kind to Belfast (1994) xvi. 297 He wore..a bomber jacket and a black polo-necked sweat-shirt.
2008 C. Mlalazi Dancing with Life 2 Although it is hot in the room, he is dressed in an old red polo-necked jersey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1924