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Peter Pan collar

Peter Pan collar noun: a flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.

peter pan collar: a flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or...
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Noun

Peter Pan collar (plural Peter Pan collars)

  1. A flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.
    • A Peter Pan collar might seem like a winsome, Alexa-Chung-at-Paris-fashion-week look in theory, but, trust me, you will look absurd.2016 September 2, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    baby collar

Synonyms of Peter Pan collar

Forms of Peter Pan collar

pluralPeter Pan collars

Origin of Peter Pan collar

Famously worn by Maude Adams in her role as Peter Pan in 1905, though the style existed earlier.

Questions about Peter Pan collar

What does Peter Pan collar mean?
Peter Pan collar means a flat collar with rounded ends, cut to fit around the curve of the neckline, usually white or pale-coloured.
What part of speech is Peter Pan collar?
Peter Pan collar is a noun.
What is the plural of Peter Pan collar?
The plural of Peter Pan collar is Peter Pan collars.

Words near Peter Pan collar in the dictionary

  1. Peter Griffin
  2. Peter Griffins
  3. Peter Island
  4. peter out
  5. Peter Pan
  6. Peter Pan collar
  7. Peter Pan collars
  8. Peter Pan generation
  9. Peter Pan syndrome
  10. Peter Pans
  11. Peter Parker principle

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