Turtleneck vs Rollneck - What's the difference?
turtleneck | rollneck |
(US) A high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment.
(US) A turtleneck sweater.
A turtleneck sweater.
* 2007 , James Burr, Ugly Stories for Beautiful People (page 45)
As nouns the difference between turtleneck and rollneck
is that turtleneck is a high, close-fitting collar, turned back on itself and covering all or most of the neck, on a sweater or similar garment while rollneck is a turtleneck sweater.turtleneck
English
Alternative forms
* turtle neck * turtle-neckNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (collar): polo neck (UK), turtleneck collar (US) * (sweater): polo neck sweater (UK), turtleneck sweater (US)Derived terms
* mock turtleneck * turtleneck collar * turtle-necked, turtlenecked * turtle-neck sweater, turtleneck sweaterrollneck
English
Alternative forms
* roll-neckNoun
(en noun)- There were a lot of young girls, in their early-twenties she guessed, many of them either Gothed up in thick black mascara and black lip stick, others looking like stereotypical Beat Girls in black rollnecks and jeans.