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Eton collar

noun

  1. a broad, stiff collar, originally of linen, as that worn folded outside an Eton jacket.



Eton collar

noun

  1. a broad stiff white collar worn outside an Eton jacket

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eton collar1

First recorded in 1890–95

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