Definition of Eton collar in English:
Eton collar
nounˌiːt(ə)n ˈkɒləˌitn ˈkɑlər
A broad, stiff white collar worn outside the coat collar, especially with an Eton jacket.
Example sentencesExamples
- I guess I don't quite have the Eton collar and cravat.
- Born plain Mary O'Rourke of Helensburgh in 1913, the singing choirboy in an Eton collar was really a girl.
- Frank remembers that he had to wear a school suit with a waistcoat and stiff collar, and for the first year an Eton collar outside his jacket.
- Pupils came to school in historic costume, run up by their mums and aunties, including Eton collars for the boys and three-quarter length knickerbockers and pinafores for the girls.
Definition of Eton collar in US English:
Eton collar
nounˌitn ˈkɑlərˌētn ˈkälər
A broad, stiff white collar worn outside the coat collar, especially with an Eton jacket.
Example sentencesExamples
- Frank remembers that he had to wear a school suit with a waistcoat and stiff collar, and for the first year an Eton collar outside his jacket.
- Pupils came to school in historic costume, run up by their mums and aunties, including Eton collars for the boys and three-quarter length knickerbockers and pinafores for the girls.
- Born plain Mary O'Rourke of Helensburgh in 1913, the singing choirboy in an Eton collar was really a girl.
- I guess I don't quite have the Eton collar and cravat.