Crew neck
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 A round neckline with a ribbed texture.
"For a writer celebrated for his control of his characters’ inner lives, for a husband and father notoriously prickly about his expression of the suburban proprieties — the crewneck Shetland sweater and khakis, the plummy faux-Brahmin accent, the adoring Labrador at his feet, the woodpile neatly stacked and grass hand-scythed — here was scandal in full spate, sludge flooding over his family and friends."
- 2 a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters wordnet
- 3 A shirt, sweater, or similar garment with such a neckline. broadly
- 1 Referring to the collar of pullover garments and usually of sweaters and T-shirts, when [the collar] circles the neck. Often crew necked. not-comparable
"The designer herself was wearing tailored caramel-coloured trousers with a toning crew neck knit, because “it’s work, and I have too much to do to get dressed up”."
- 2 Referring to a collar, whose front is meant to ride up onto the neck, sometimes to Adam's apple level, more often termed as high crew. not-comparable
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More examples"The designer herself was wearing tailored caramel-coloured trousers with a toning crew neck knit, because “it’s work, and I have too much to do to get dressed up”."