in collar
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Chin in collar, Marathoner Nurmi stared at his hands.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unluckily he had pitched upon one who, when he is in collar, reckons thirteen and a half hours a fairish day's work.
From Letters of Travel (1892-1913) by Kipling, Rudyard
A concave groove is then cut in collar B by tool R, after which spherical end D is formed by a special attachment mounted on the right-hand carriage.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Jones, Franklin D.
And first came Teddy Finnigan, in collar tall and wide, With Norah B. O'Flannigan demurely by his side; And Alderman O'Grocery, and Councilman Maginn, And both the Miss Mulrooneys, and the widowed Mrs. Flynn.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 by Newell, Robert H.
It was incased in a smoking jacket of velvet, and his neck was conventionally clad in collar and cravat.
From The Wrong Twin by Wilson, Harry Leon
