shirt-collar

plural shirt-collars

1. alternativeAlternative form of shirt collar.

   Years ago when I was acquainted with a gentleman very much of the old school, — an elderly gentleman, who wore a thick cravat, and whose starched shirt-collars threatened continually to saw off his ears.

   1867 January, Charles Dawson Shanly, “Capillary Freaks”, in The Atlantic Monthly, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Oct 2013

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   The shirt-collar may seem a very trifling subject to meditate on. But them have been readable meditations on broomsticks one, at least, and that was written by a certain Dr. [Jonathan] Swift, of Laracor, at the request of the ladies of Dublin Castle, who longed to have something moral in the style of Hon. Robert Boyle; […]

   1874 November 22, “Meditations on Shirt-Collars. How They Turned Up at First, and How They Turned Down at Last.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025

   In the past, draft day fashion often looked as though it had been inspired by some old-fashioned city slicker or the explicit desire to avoid looking like a spit-shined, suit and tie guy. Today, guys struggled with choosing the right tie. Their shirt-collars often didn’t fit well.

   2015 June 26, Robin Givhan, “No, freshly minted NBA player, you’re not as sharp as Russell Westbrook. Not yet.”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2015