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standaway

American  
[stand-uh-wey] / ˈstænd əˌweɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body.

    a standaway collar.

Etymology

Origin of standaway

First recorded in 1935–40; adj. use of verb phrase stand away

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