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

Alick found his slippers, and his mother helped him with his stiff, very wide Eton collar, and tied his tie, which was the same tartan as his kilt.

From The Setons by Douglas, O.

In his tailless black jacket, his long gray trousers, and his round Eton collar, he looked like a very anxious little schoolboy, and not royal at all.

From Long Live the King! by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

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

From Dangerous Days by Rinehart, Mary Roberts