clerical collar


noun

a stiff, narrow, bandlike white collar fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain clerics.
Also called reversed collar, Roman collar.

Origin of clerical collar

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby clerical collar

British Dictionary definitions for clerical collar

clerical collar

noun

a stiff white collar with no opening at the front that buttons at the back of the neck; the distinctive mark of the clergy in certain Churches Informal name: dog collar