mandarin collar

American  

noun

1. a narrow, stand-up collar, not quite meeting at the front.

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Mandarin collar British  

noun

1. a high stiff round collar

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Etymology

Origin of mandarin collar

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Hong Chau, of “The Whale,” asked Prada to add a mandarin collar to her shell pink gown to represent, she said, her roots.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

Also popularized by British celebrities was Mr. Cardin’s Nehru jacket, a hip-length coat with a mandarin collar inspired by his travels to India and Pakistan.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2020

If you flap up the lapels it actually has the mandarin collar.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2018

He has the regimental haircut, the mandarin collar and the gleaming bonhomie of a sadistic dentist.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2015

In her best, rose-colored dress — this combined a mandarin collar with a circle skirt — she also looked perceptibly pregnant.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen