in collar
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Chin in collar, Marathoner Nurmi stared at his hands.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
They go in collar of uniform jacket, and as this sort of collar has gone out, I am wearing mine and throwing them away when done.
From Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915 by Vere-Laurie, Florence
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
