Eton collar

American  

noun

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

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Eton collar British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Eton collar

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Eton collar

At 14 he was not wearing an Eton collar but windjamming on seas high and wild.

From Time Magazine Archive

In those days, if you were a boy you had to wear a stiff Eton collar every day, and schools were usually nastier than now.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

She was in a short tailored suit, Eton collar, Alpine hat and feather.

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen

She was even differently dressed, in something dark and girlish with a boyish white Eton collar.

From Dangerous Days by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

He was dressed in a kilt and small deerskin sporran, with the regulation heavy stockings, tweed jacket and Eton collar.

From The Nest Builder by Hale, Beatrice Forbes-Robertson