Definition

1. Noun:
   • A specific style of broad, stiff, white collar that is worn outside and over the lapels of a jacket or coat, rather than being tucked inside. It is traditionally associated with the uniform of Eton College, a prestigious English independent school.

Usage

• The eton collar is a distinctive item of formal or traditional school attire.
• It is designed to be visible and is a separate piece from the shirt.
• It is typically worn with specific types of formal jackets or tailcoats.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or sartorial contexts to describe a particular, somewhat archaic, style of formal dress.
• It can symbolize traditional British education, privilege, or a bygone era of strict dress codes.

Variants and Related Words

• Collar (n): The part of a shirt, dress, coat, etc., that goes around the neck. This is the general category to which an eton collar belongs.
• Wing collar (n): Another type of stiff, formal collar with pointed tips that stand up; often confused with but distinct from an eton collar.
• Detachable collar (n): A collar made separately from the shirt, which was common in historical dress; an eton collar is a type of detachable collar.

Synonyms

• Stiff white collar: A descriptive synonym.
• Stand-up collar: A general term for collars that stand up from the neck, though not all stand-up collars are eton collars.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• : Used informally to describe something or someone as very traditional, formal, or belonging to a past era. (Note: This is a modern, illustrative coinage based on the collar's connotations, not a fixed historical idiom.)

Noun

1. broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket