"turtlenecked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: turtle-necked [alternative]
Etymology: From turtleneck + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|turtleneck|ed}} turtleneck + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} turtlenecked (not comparable)
  1. Having a turtleneck. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-turtlenecked-en-adj-9iqQWKMz Disambiguation of Clothing: 41 47 12
  2. Wearing a turtleneck. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-turtlenecked-en-adj-slhUeb42 Disambiguation of Clothing: 41 47 12 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 46 49
  3. (slang) Not circumcised; uncircumcised. Tags: not-comparable, slang Categories (topical): Circumcision, Clothing
    Sense id: en-turtlenecked-en-adj-KyVcsu8u Disambiguation of Circumcision: 2 14 85 Disambiguation of Clothing: 41 47 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 40 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 20 33 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 46 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 36 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beturtlenecked

Alternative forms

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