wing collar

noun

1. a stand-up collar having the front edges or corners folded down, worn by men for formal or evening dress.

wing collar

noun

1. a stiff turned-up shirt collar worn with the points turned down over the tie

Word History and Origins

Origin of wing collar¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

His bat-wing collar had a sharp crease extending outward at one side as though it were broken.

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She decided, "I must have Will get a double-breasted blue coat and a wing collar and a dotted bow-tie like his."

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His blue serge suit had been freshly pressed; a polka-dot scarf was neatly tied under the points of a white-wing collar.

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He placed a fresh tie round his white-wing collar and loosely crossed the ends.

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Ernie fits his into a high white wing collar and sets it off with a black ascot tie and a pearl stickpin.

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