noun
A cloth worn around the neck for warmth or fashion. Often synonymous with 襟巻き (erimaki).
See also: 襟巻き
寒いので首巻きをして出かけた。
I went out wearing a scarf because it was cold.
彼女は手編みの首巻きをプレゼントしてくれた。
She gave me a hand-knitted muffler as a present.
Rarely used kanji form; combines the uncommon 頸 with no okurigana.
Nearly identical in meaning; 襟巻き is slightly more common and explicitly refers to wrapping the collar area.
Loanword from English 'muffler'; more common in modern casual speech, while 首巻き feels slightly more traditional or written.
Loanword from English 'scarf'; often implies a lighter, more fashionable accessory, whereas 首巻き can be any neck wrap including thick winter ones.
Compound of 首 (kubi, 'neck') and 巻き (maki, 'wrapping'), from the verb 巻く (maku, 'to wrap').