stiff collar
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A collar that is rigid and holds its shape.
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- The formal dress shirt featured a crisp, stiff collar.
- He found the stiff collar of his uniform uncomfortable after a long day.
- Victorian gentlemen often wore shirts with very high, stiff collars.
- The butler carefully starched the shirts to ensure each one had a perfectly stiff collar.
- I can't wait to get home and unbutton this tight, stiff collar.
- The school's dress code required a shirt with a stiff collar and a tie for formal events.
- His grandfather's portrait showed him in a suit with a prominent stiff collar.
- A stiff collar is often seen as a symbol of formality and professionalism.
- She ironed his shirt meticulously, paying special attention to the stiff collar.
- Modern shirts rarely have a stiff collar unless they are designed for black-tie affairs.