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shirt collar en · NOUN

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1. The collar of a shirt.
   • Gibson Lee is the last remaining manufacturer of paper disposable shirt collars in North America. 1981 September 23, R.S. Jackson, “Disposable Collars, a Fashionable Option”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015:
   • In general, you should be able to slip your finger in between your neck and shirt collar. 2001 October 12, Jeannine Stein, “Hot Under the Collar About Shirt Sizes”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025:
   • Awkwardly tall for his little red sports car, he was boyish in manner, with heavy, black-rimmed glasses and shirt collars folded over the jacket in the style of FR Leavis, an early hero. 2005 December 20, John Harris, “David Gerard”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016:

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