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Eton collar

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Eton collar
n.
A broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket.

[After Eton College, England.]

Eton collar
n
(Clothing & Fashion) a broad stiff white collar worn outside an Eton jacket
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Noun1.Eton collar - broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
collar, neckband - a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over


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Byline: David Charters reports WHEN the soaring treble of the boy in the Eton collar first filled the ancient walls of the sandstone church, Benito Mussolini was puffing his chest in Rome, Adolf Hitler was trimming his silly moustache in Berlin and "our" Gracie Field was the most popular singer in Britain.
The young Basil Hume attended Newcastle Preparatory School where the boys had to wear Eton collars and a black cap ringed with gold.
See the small boys in Eton collars and all the bicycles.
 
 
 
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