What is "crew neck"

a. 1 Referring to the collar of pullover garments, where the collar circles the neck, usually of sweaters and T-shirts. Often '''crew necked'''. 2 Occasionally, a collar whose front is meant to ride up onto the neck, sometimes to Adam's apple level, more often termed as high crew. alt. 1 Referring to the collar of pullover garments, where the collar circles the neck, usually of sweaters and T-shirts. Often '''crew necked'''. 2 Occasionally, a collar whose front is meant to ride up onto the neck, sometimes to Adam's apple level, more often termed as high crew. n. Any garment with a crew neck.

n. a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters [syn: crew neckline]

A crew neck (or crew-neck) is a type of shirt or sweater that has a round neckline and no collar, often worn with other layers. The T-shirt crew neck was developed in 1932 as an undergarment that would absorb sweat and prevent shoulder pads of American football players from causing chafing. The U.S. Navy was the first of the U.S. armed forces to adopt the crew-neck T-shirt or "Gob Shirt".

In some German American neighborhoods in the North East parts of the United States, "crew neck" sweat shirts are still referred to by the German word "Schrank". This is especially true for grey crew neck sweatshirts.