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shirt collar

shirt collar noun: the collar of a shirt.

shirt collar: the collar of a shirt
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Noun

shirt collar (plural shirt collars)

  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...

Forms of shirt collar

pluralshirt collars
alternative formshirt-collar
alternative formshirtcollar

Questions about shirt collar

What does shirt collar mean?
Shirt collar means the collar of a shirt.
What part of speech is shirt collar?
Shirt collar is a noun.
What is the plural of shirt collar?
The plural of shirt collar is shirt collars.

Words near shirt collar in the dictionary

  1. shirsey
  2. shirseys
  3. Shirshak
  4. shirshasana
  5. shirt
  6. shirt collar
  7. shirt collars
  8. shirt lifter
  9. shirt lifters
  10. shirt sleeve
  11. shirt sleeves

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