polo-neck

4.3

A sweater with a high collar that folds over

noun
/ˈpəʊləʊˌnɛk/

: suéter de cuello alto

He was wearing a red polo neck.
polo-neck sweater
black polo-neck
red polo-neck

I then picked up this gorgeous baby pink polo neck.

Examples

For the party, she chose a stylish red polo-neck to match her skirt.
And I'm wearing a polo neck or turtleneck, as you guys may say.
I also have a black polo neck on under here just to give me another element of warmth.
In the UK it's known as a polo neck, and in Australia it's called a skivvy.
A red polo neck, blue jeans, and a scarf the colors of Man United.

Fiction book (1997)
And then I've got a little polo neck underneath and then my hoodie and then my coat because it is cold outside.
He wears jeans, a black polo neck, and, much to Bean's delight, a President Clinton face mask.

Fiction book (1997)
After a pause, Gus swept in, jacket removed to display a white cashmere polo neck, a bottle of something chilled in his hand.

Fiction book (1995)
I wore a cozy black polo-neck during the chilly evening walk.
He comfortably layered a soft grey polo-neck sweater under his jacket.

Synonyms

turtleneck

vspolo-neck

40 2.9

A sweater with a high folded collar that covers the neck

folds over but covers less of the neck

How High

turtleneck

40 2.9

polo-neck

4.3

crew neck

1 2.1

Surface Forms

polo-neck singular

polo-necks plural

Morphology

polo-neck = polo + neck (semi-transparent) = polo + neck

Both components are identifiable ('polo' + 'neck'), but the clothing-specific conventional meaning (a particular high, fold-over collar style) is conventionalized and not fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Polo-neck comes from the sport polo and the word neck. Polo players once wore shirts with tall collars to protect the 'neck', and that name came to mean a sweater with a high, close-fitting fold-over collar that covers and warms the 'neck'.