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noun
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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Origin of shawl collar

First recorded in 1905–10
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British Dictionary definitions for shawl collar

shawl collar

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