cloud collar

noun

A type of ornate four-lobed Han detached collar.

OriginChinese 雲肩 /云肩 →
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Meanings

nouncloud collar (plural cloud collars)

plural cloud collars

  1. A type of ornate four-lobed Han detached collar.
  2. The shape of this collar, used as a visual element.

Origin

  1. Chinese雲肩 /云肩
  2. Englishcloud collar

Calque of Chinese 雲肩 /云肩 (yúnjiān).

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cloud collar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20collar

MLA

“cloud collar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20collar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud collar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20collar.

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