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

I was greatly surprised and even distressed when he entered the room arrayed in a short jacket, with an Eton collar, carrying some childish toys, and saying, "I am completely rejuvenated."

From The Silent Isle by Benson, Arthur Christopher

He looked so surprised, and he was so large to be wearing an Eton collar, that the others could not help laughing.

From Five Children and It by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

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

From The Salamander by Johnson, Owen