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Toby frill en · NOUN

Etymology

So called because it was worn by Toby, the dog in the Punch and Judy show.

Meanings

1. (historical) A pleated turndown collar formerly worn by women and children.
   • Mopsy and Dopsy, their long limbs sheathed in sea-green velveteen, Toby-frills round their necks. 1882, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mount Royal:
   • Fancy Jimmie's name being Christina… It suited her exactly, sitting there in her little striped dressing-gown with its “toby” frill. 1915, Dorothy Richardson, Pointed Roofs, Broadview, published 2014, page 180:

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Synonyms

Toby collar