roll-neckn.adj.
/ˈrəʊlnɛk/, U.S. /ˈroʊlˌnɛk/ A. n.
1. Usually in form roll neck. In a rolling mill: a short end part of a roller that is of a smaller diameter than the main part and is supported within a bearing. Cf. roll n.1 14a, rolling mill n.
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housing1839
roll-neck1863
housing screw1865
wobbler1895
1863 J. A. Phillips & W. H. Dorman Truran's Iron Manuf. Great Brit. (ed. 2) p. xviii Elevation of rolls, housing complete, with chocks, bearings, roll-necks, etc.
1928 Jrnl. Iron & Steel Inst. 117 834 The use of roller bearings as applied to roll necks, pinion stands, and hot saws in steel mills.
1940 Sci. News Let. 13 Jan. 22/3 Cloth saturated with a synthetic resin and baked and squeezed under pressures up to 6,000 pounds per square inch formed the bearing for the roll neck of a steel mill stand.
1998 Purchasing Mag. (Nexis) 19 Nov. 80 The bearings producer recommended four-row tapered roller bearings with helical grooves machined into the bores to prevent the inner rings from welding to the roll necks.
2. A high loosely turned-over collar on a garment; a garment which has such a collar.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > other
rabat1578
falling band1581
rebato1589
fall1598
piccadill1607
golilla1673
collarettea1685
banda1700
turn-over1716
Vandyke1755
falling-down collar1758
falling collar1770
fall-down?1796
yoke collar1817
rabatine1821
dicky1830
dog collar1852
Piccadilly collar1853
all-rounder1854
all round1855
turnover collara1861
Quaker collar1869
Eton collar1875
Toby collar1885
Eton1887
sailor collar1895
roll-neck1898
Shakespeare collar1907
polo collar1909
white-collar1910
tab collar1928
Peter Pan collar1948
tie-neck1968
1898 Republican News (Hamilton, Ohio) 10 May 4/5 Sweaters,..made with the Byron (the short turn-over) collars or roll necks.
1899 Chicago Tribune 5 Nov. 16/5 Boys' Sweaters..3 different styles—double necks, roll necks, or sailor collars.
1950 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 26 Nov. a29/4 V-necks, Mandarins and roll necks.
1968 Guardian 19 Sept. 8/3 John Cranko came on stage after the première of his latest ballet in a white silk roll-neck.
1977 Time Out 17 June 80/1 (advt.) Former male model—but more the jeans and rollneck type.
2006 Esquire Sept. 83 A smart rollneck in a matching colour can provide an acceptable alternative to a shirt, particularly in winter.
B. adj.
Of a garment: that has a high loosely turned-over collar.
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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
1897 Washington Post 15 Dec. 8/5 Roll-neck Sweaters for boys and Roll-neck and Turtle-neck Sweaters for the men, all colors.
1933 Times 6 Dec. 17/7 (advt.) Girls who ride give all their praise to our Scottish roll neck Sweaters with the hand-knit effect.
1955 ‘D. Cory’ Phoenix Sings v. 89 A big fellow in a rollneck pullover.
2005 A. Bell tr. K. Duve This is not Love Song 17 She's wearing Capri pants and a roll-neck sweater.
Derivatives
ˈroll-necked adj. = sense B.
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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
1922 N.Y. Tribune 22 Apr. 8/5 Mr. Cush hasn't worn suspenders since the roll-necked sports shirts came in.
1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air vii. 127 The inspector was wearing a roll-necked Jaeger pull-over.
1996 André de Brett Catal. Autumn–Winter 71/1 This long, roll necked tunic adds a luxurious touch to whatever you're wearing during the day or evening.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1863