cowl-neck

noun

ˈkau̇(-ə)l-ˌnek 

: a high loose-fitting turnover collar used especially for sweaters

cowl-necked

ˈkau̇(-ə)l-ˌnekt 

adjective

Examples of cowl-neck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McCarthy, 52, looked glam as ever in a gold chainmail cowl-neck dress with embellishments down the torso and low-dipping sides. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

Reach for a strapless column dress from Emilia Wickstead, or opt for a sultry cowl-neck gown by Reformation for the ultimate cool-girl look. —Anny Choi, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025

Shimmer was the name of the game for Lopez’s pre-Grammys look too, with the star rocking a $1,250 metallic copper LaPointe cowl-neck dress with a navel-hitting neckline at a party in Los Angeles on Feb. 1. —Michelle Lee, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025

If Jenner’s 2023 look—a 1998 Hanae Mori design—called to mind Hurley’s dress for Elizabeth Taylor’s 65th birthday party at the Pantages Theatre in LA, her 2024 gown was nearly identical to Hurley’s backless, cowl-neck Versace at the 1999 CFDA Awards, albeit in silver rather than lilac. —Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025

Girlfriend Collective, another Los Angeles line that offers its wares in sizes extra-extra small through six-XL, has introduced slouchy matching sets featuring cowl-neck tops and gently flared pants. —Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025

Guests included David and Victoria Beckham (the latter in a backless cowl-neck dress from her namesake label), Jeremy O.Harris wearing a dapper suit, and Jean Paul Gaultier, who spent much of the night fielding compliments about his Forces of Fashion discussion with Jordan Roth earlier in the day. —Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024

There were clear trench coats and chocolate brown cowl-neck dresses. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024

The campaign boasts the model and actor in pops of leopard print among muted essentials such as a cowl-neck dress, a knit shorts set, and a sheer handkerchief head scarf. —Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 17 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above