shawl collar

American  

noun

1. a rolled collar and lapel in one piece that curves from the back of the neck down to the front closure of a single-breasted or double-breasted garment.

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shawl collar British  

noun

1. a collar rolled back in a continuous and tapering line along the surplice neckline of a garment

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Etymology

Origin of shawl collar

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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shawl collar

The blue shawl collar jacket with a tied waist was adorned with gold pins of his initials on one lapel.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

In an elaborately beaded shawl collar coat, Chadwick Boseman broke barriers as the first man to wear Givenchy Haute Couture on the red carpet at the 2018 Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2021

It has a large shawl collar and belt, which she sometimes leaves undone.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2019

He also included “Brett Gelman with his rusty shawl collar tux and Kit Harington’s conspicuous air tie.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2019

She dressed with especial care for her tea date with Van the next afternoon, pinning the corsage of Parma violets which he had sent her on the full shawl collar of her Russian squirrel coat.

From Girl Alone by Austin, Anne