roll collarn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊl ˌkɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊl ˌkɑlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: roll n.¹, collar n.

Etymology: < roll n.¹ + collar n.

A. n.

A turndown collar that has a soft fold (rather than a pressed crease).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > collar > types of

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roll collar1832

coat-collar1833

bertha1842

step-roll1881

open-neck1894

step-collar1895

button-down1897

turtle-neck1897

Shakespeare collar1907

polo collar1909

shawl collar1913

polo neck1924

mandarin collar1952

petal collar1957

polo1967

1832 Morning Chron. 2 Mar. Silk waistcoats..with step and broad turn over collar, or double-breasted and full roll-collar.

1841 S. Warren Ten Thousand a-Year I. i. 7 A queer kind of under-waistcoat, which in fact was only a roll-collar of rather faded pea-green silk.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. v. [Lotus Eaters] 70 Stylish kind of coat with that roll collar.

1963 Times 23 Jan. 12/4 The ubiquitous, exquisitely soft, reversible woollens were used for perfectly tailored, gently precise coats with tiny roll-collars.

2003 M. Gruber Tropic of Night xviii. 228 A loose knit top with a roll collar, made of some rough and sparkly dark purple yarn.

B. adj.

Of a garment: that has a roll collar.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > collar > types of

roll-collared1839

roll collar1841

roll-neck1897

rolled-neck1911

roll-necked1922

polo neck1930

polo-collared1946

tie-necked1973

shawl-collared1974

1841 J. Jones Anat. Standard 14 Fig. 5,—Represents a roll collar vest drawn out by the same measure as the dress coat.

1910 H. G. Wells New Machiavelli iii. 49 In a tall silk hat and peg-top trousers and a roll-collar coat,..looking rather like the Prince Consort.

1973 S. B. Jackman Guns covered with Flowers vi. 98 He dressed quickly—pants, T-shirt, roll-collar shirt, dark slacks.

2002 J. Stirling Shamrock Green vi. 99 He wore a roll-collar shirt with a neat little bow tie in spotted silk.

Derivatives

ˈroll-ˌcollared adj. = sense B.

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