Roman collar
Example Sentences
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Now all he wanted to do was take off his Roman collar and lie down.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2023
He was fifty, large, and bald, and he dressed in an oxford shirt and tie rather than a black suit and Roman collar.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
He wore clerical clothing — a Roman collar and black shirt — and was known as “Father Bob,” Lt.
From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2018
He opened a consulting firm and gave up his Roman collar in 1975 to marry longtime friend Dore, who served as secretary of labor from December 1987 to January 1989.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2016
He goes about in khaki, like the other officers of the battalion to which he is attached, save that he wears the Roman collar and black patches on his shoulder straps.
From The Irish at the Front by MacDonagh, Michael
