collarlessadj.
/ˈkɒləlɪs/ Without a collar.
a. Of a garment.
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collarless1611
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Dolyman, a Turkish gowne, long coate, or vpper garment; collerlesse.
1822 New Monthly Mag. 5 242 His blue, collarless, basket-buttoned coat.
1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 64 The boy with the flowing locks and collarless coat of puce or brown.
b. Not wearing a collar; destitute of a collar.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adjective] > not having collar
collarless1859
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing neckwear > not
wimple-less?c1225
unstocked1825
uncravatted1847
collarless1859
necktie-less1890
tieless1903
1859 K. Cornwallis Panorama New World I. 296 A striped necktie..twisted like a rope round his collarless neck.
1885 Law Times 80 109/2 The case of the collarless dog.
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