clerical collar

noun

1. a stiff, narrow, bandlike white collar fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain clerics.

clerical collar

noun

1. Informal name: dog collar. a stiff white collar with no opening at the front that buttons at the back of the neck; the distinctive mark of the clergy in certain Churches

Word History and Origins

Origin of clerical collar¹

First recorded in 1945–50