polo-neck collar
- noun
- UK
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cuello de polo
- She wore a black polo-neck collar under her jacket for a sleek look.
Examples
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A polo-neck collar is ideal for keeping your neck warm in winter.
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Designer sweaters with a polo-neck collar became very popular in the 1960s.
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She wore a stylish polo-neck collar today.
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Do you like my new polo-neck collar?
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A polo-neck collar keeps you warm and adds elegance to any outfit.
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He chose a sweater with a polo-neck collar for the chilly evening.
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The polo-neck collar on her shirt perfectly complemented her style.
Synonyms
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A band of material around the neck of a shirt, coat, dress, or shoe
A high close collar that covers most of the neck on a sweater or shirt
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Morphology
polo-neck + collar
The overall meaning is largely compositional — 'collar' and 'neck' clearly signal a collar that covers the neck, and the phrase describes a particular style of collar. However, 'polo-neck' is a lexicalized British term for a high, close-fitting, often folded neck and may not be fully predictable from the constituents (especially 'polo' which can be ambiguous), so a B1 learner who knows the words might still need prior exposure to grasp the exact form. Cross-linguistically there are similar terms but the specialized label reduces full transparency.
Etymology
The term polo-neck collar may come from polo players who wore a high, folded collar to protect their neck from sun and wind while riding. That's why it now means 'a high, close-fitting collar that folds over and keeps the neck warm'.