shawl collar

American  

noun

1. a rolled collar and lapel in one piece that curves from the back of the neck down to the front closure of a single-breasted or double-breasted garment.

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shawl collar British  

noun

1. a collar rolled back in a continuous and tapering line along the surplice neckline of a garment

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Etymology

Origin of shawl collar

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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shawl collar

In 2011, Christian Bale wore what I think is still one of the strangest Oscar looks of all time: a shawl collar tuxedo jacket with a black shirt, waistcoat, and inexplicably, a black necktie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

The blue shawl collar jacket with a tied waist was adorned with gold pins of his initials on one lapel.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

Minari director Lee Isaac Chung looked plenty fancy in his satin-trimmed shawl collar and pocket chain, but his Doc Martens still might have been a mini rebellion against the anti-casual police.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2021

“I thought putting a shawl collar on the Norwegian sweater was about as far as things could go,” Ms. Birnbach said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2020

One might as well be lined with quilted farmer satin, with an imitation-mink shawl collar, for all the glory he gets out of winter.

From The Brentons by Dexter, Wilson C.