collarless
Americanadjective
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(of a garment) not having a collar.
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(of a dog or cat) not wearing a collar, which may suggest the animal is a stray.
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(of a member of the clergy) not wearing a clerical collar.
Example Sentences
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For a while, he appeared in a light-pink collarless shirt because his tracksuit hadn’t arrived yet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
An A-line grey wool collarless coat had pink peonies of varying sizes splashed over it, while a shorter white wool cape was adorned with similar detailed pink and yellow peony embroidering.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
The suit, which is also referred to as the Mao Zedong suit, is collarless and often short-sleeved.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023
There were also white jeans, the hems chopped off, paired with a glittering floral sequined top in one instance, and a long, collarless tweed coat in another -- both worn by male models.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023
He must have entered the slaughterhouse with another group of strikebreakers, for he wore the worn denim jeans and collarless shirt of a laborer.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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