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turndown
[ turn-doun ]
adjective
- that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down:
a turndown collar.
noun
- an act or instance of being refused or rejected:
He got turndowns from all the better colleges.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turndown1
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Example Sentences
His turndown collar was disputing territory with his tie and his waistcoat.
She had a perfect view of his thick red neck in its turndown collar, crossed by a black bow over a shiny white shirt.
He's got an angels-ever-bright-and-fair expression, smiles to turn milk, dog's eyes, and a turndown collar.
And countless others turndown better jobs because they know, if they take the better job, they'll lose their health insurance.
He was dressed in a loose suit of light-colored clothes, wore a negligee shirt, with a soft turndown collar, and had no vest.
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