Meaning of shirt-collar | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Years ago when I was acquainted with a gentleman very much of the old school, — an elderly gentleman, who wore a thick cravat, and whose starched shirt-collars threatened continually to saw off his ears.”

“The shirt-collar may seem a very trifling subject to meditate on. But them have been readable meditations on broomsticks one, at least, and that was written by a certain Dr. [Jonathan] Swift, of Laracor, at the request of the ladies of Dublin Castle, who longed to have something moral in the style of Hon. Robert Boyle; […]”

“In the past, draft day fashion often looked as though it had been inspired by some old-fashioned city slicker or the explicit desire to avoid looking like a spit-shined, suit and tie guy. Today, guys struggled with choosing the right tie. Their shirt-collars often didn’t fit well.”

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