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

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

He wore a dark cloth suit, cotton stockings, shoes that had neither laces nor buttons, but fastened with a kind of strap and buckle, and, queer creature, a big Eton collar!

From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher

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

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen

Twenty people, perhaps, were dining; but there was no slim figure in short black jacket, Eton collar, and loose silk tie; no curly chestnut head; no blue-star eyes.

From The Princess Passes by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)