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Meaning of "wing collar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WING COLLAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WING COLLAR

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Wing collar is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WING COLLAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wing collar

Collar (clothing)

In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines such as revers and lapels, by being made from a separate piece of fabric, rather than a folded or cut part of the same piece of fabric used for the main body of the garment. A collar may be permanently attached to the main body of the garment or detachable.

Definition of wing collar in the English dictionary

The definition of wing collar in the dictionary is a stiff turned-up shirt collar worn with the points turned down over the tie.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WING COLLAR

wing
wing and wing
wing back
wing beat
wing bow
wing case
wing chair
wing commander
wing covert
wing flap
wing it
wing loading
wing mirror
wing nut
wing shot
wing three-quarter
wing tip
wing-case
wing-footed
wing-forward

WORDS THAT END LIKE WING COLLAR

blue-collar
caterpillar
collar
dog collar
dollar
eurodollar
flea collar
green-collar
half-a-dollar
half-dollar
head collar
hot under the collar
Mandarin collar
Peter Pan collar
petrodollar
pink-collar
sand dollar
shawl collar
sollar
top dollar
white-collar

Synonyms and antonyms of wing collar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wing collar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WING COLLAR

Find out the translation of wing collar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wing collar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wing collar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

翼领
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuello de pajarita
570 millions of speakers

English

wing collar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विंग कॉलर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طوق الجناح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крыло воротник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colar asa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উইং কলার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

col cassé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kolar sayap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stehkragen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィングカラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윙 칼라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kerah swiwi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cánh cổ áo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விங் காலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विंग कॉलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanat yaka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

collare ala
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrzydło kołnierz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крило комір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

guler aripa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιλαίμιο πτέρυγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vleuel kraag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vinge krage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wing krage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wing collar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WING COLLAR»

The term «wing collar» is regularly used and occupies the 107.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WING COLLAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wing collar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WING COLLAR»

Discover the use of wing collar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wing collar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Costume 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costumer
Formal town or country, daytime: Oxford gray morning coat, striped trousers, white waistcoat, stiff-bosomed shirt, wing collar, blue-gray ascot, black calf shoes. Formal town or country, evening: Full evening dress, tailcoat, white waistcoat, ...
Shirley Miles O'Donnol, 1989
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Rebel in a Wing Collar
Marching on Washington is an old custom. When "General" Jacob Coxey and his Commonweal Army approached in 1894, the city trembled. But "the most dangerous man since the Civil War" meekly surrendered when nabbed for walking on the grass.
George A. Gipe, 1966
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Sapira's Art & Science of Bedside Diagnosis
FIGURE 18-4 A: A wing collar with tie removed to show how the stiff, starched, angled point of the wing collar might press the carotid sinus. B: Celluloid collars. This must be the type of collar that Armand's wife stuck her finger under (see text).
Jane M. Orient, Joseph D. Sapira, 2010
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The Well-dressed Gentleman
Collar Cuffs Tailcoat wing collar simple stiff cuff Dinner jacket wing collar, regular collar French cuffs White dinner wing collar, regular collar French cuffs Morning suit wing collar, regular collar French cuffs City or business suit regular collar, ...
Oscar Lenius, Thomas Rusche, 2010
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Personal Brandwagon
FORMAL COLLARS It is a personal matter whether you choose a wing collar or a standard turndown collar dinner shirt. However, men with any excess weight or with shorter necks should not choose a wing collar as this brings the collar right ...
Tessa Hood, 2006
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The Making of Stan Laurel: Echoes of a British Boyhood
In Stan's case, his wing collar was accompanied by a bow tie. The extant photos of Stan's father show him also wearing a wing collar and bow tie. The similarity is unlikely to be a coincidence. However, whereas in the case of his father the ...
Danny Lawrence, 2011
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Technical Sourcebook for Designers
The wing collar (see Figure 5.31a) has certain tech- nical similarities with the Mandarin collar in that the collar pattern is very straight. The wing collar is a high, stiff, tailored shirt or blouse collar with spread points turning down in front, a style  ...
Jaeil Lee, Camille Steen, 2014
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Selectivity: The Theory & Method of Fly Fishing for Fussy ...
... Tan/brown barred rabbit strip or Australian opossum Body/Thorax: Tan Hareline UV Ice Dub Wing/Collar: India hen neck Back: Gold pheasant tail strands with one layer of pearlescent flat tinsel and epoxy coating shell Eyes: Black Hareline ...
Matt Supinski, 2014
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The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting
For example, you can develop a Mandarin with a wing collar variation. I think it's easiest to develop the fold-back wing by manipulating and experimenting in paper. Cut off the seam allowance of the upper edge and front edge of the Mandarin ...
Sarah Veblen, 2012
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The Complete Costume Dictionary
to Charles I and the Commonwealth (1625—1660 C.E.). Band of stiff material hiding the armseye. It might be decorated in a number of ways. wing collar: Standing collar that opens in front with two front points folded and turned down.
Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WING COLLAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wing collar is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Dowager Marchioness of Reading - obituary
Her father, Percy Duke, was said to have been the last man to wear a wing collar on the floor of the Stock Exchange and , for reasons which remain obscure, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Why I'm a Napkin Bib Man
Nobody wants to watch pasta puttanesca dangle from your wing collar and ... the napkin with a flourish, tuck it in firmly, and let it roll out abreast of your collar. «Esquire, May 14»
3
This Year's Met Ball Has Some Weird Dress-Code Requirements
If you don't have your fop-to-English dictionary handy, “white tie” translates to “full evening dress — a black tailcoat, waistcoat, a wing collar shirt and a white bow ... «New York Magazine, Apr 14»
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When wing collars went with a stiff-fronted shirt
I suspect that what he (rightly) deplores is the habit of wearing cheap evening shirts with an ersatz wing collar attached, which in fact is nothing of the kind. «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
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The Gowns Always Get All the Oscar Attention. It's Time the Tux Got …
Shirts fronts and tall wing collars were starched to cardboardlike stiffness, neat bow ties replaced elaborate cravats, and the overall color palette was reduced to ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 14»
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Miss Manners: Dirty-neck wing collars come out of the past
DEAR MISS MANNERS: You once described men wearing wing collars with black tie as appearing to have dirty necks. For two decades now, I have been ... «Washington Post, Dec 13»
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Dress shirts are key to getting black tie right
Also up for debate are wing collars or turndowns; French or cocktail cuffs; stud, button or a fly front. Not to mention the shirt's back, which can be anything from ... «Financial Times, Dec 13»
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Get Men Of The Year-worthy black tie with Hugo Boss
The tuxedo shirt has a turn-down or wing collar it also has French cuffs, so it requires cufflinks. The classic look consists of black semi precious stones in a gold ... «GQ.com, Sep 13»
9
Savvi Formalwear - St Louis Galleria
The ensemble consists of a black tail coat also known as full dress, a white pique wing collar shirt, white pique tie and white pique vest. For ultra-formal daytime ... «STLtoday.com, May 12»
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How to Wear a Tux
They will turn up in suits that fit as though borrowed from Dad, or in shirts with wing collars best left to maîtres d'hôtel, or in colors that make them look like Steve ... «New York Times, Feb 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wing collar [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wing-collar>. May 2024 ».
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