Definition of Roman collar

1. Noun. A stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy.

Exact synonyms: Clerical Collar, Dog Collar
Generic synonyms: Collar, Neckband

Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Collar

Roman Jakobson
Roman Legion
Roman Osipovich Jakobson
Roman Republic
Roman Rite
Roman alphabet
Roman alphabets
Roman arch
Roman architecture
Roman bath
Roman baths
Roman building
Roman calendar
Roman candle
Roman candles
Roman collar (current term)
Roman coriander
Roman cursive
Roman deity
Roman fever
Roman holiday
Roman hyacinth
Roman law
Roman mile
Roman miles
Roman mythology
Roman nettle
Roman nose
Roman noses

Literary usage of Roman collar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"la Our Collar a "Roman collar T"—2. A Practical Remark.—3. Sign of Prelacy.—4- Colors. 1. Ecclesiastics who have lived or studied in Rome may have noticed ..."

2. Church Vestments: Their Origin, Use, and Ornament Practically Illustrated by Anastasia Dolby (1868)
"I "HE priest's Roman collar, as it is called, is a conventional ... Still, the Roman collar is anything but an unseemly addition to the cassock, ..."

3. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"Roman collar,—This collar is made of lawn or fine linen, in shape a parallelogram, bound at the edge, and stitched. It is worn by priests over a black ..."

4. Recollections of Scottish Episcopalianism by William Humphrey (1896)
"I was then in my Roman collar from which the day before I had removed the linen band, as the easiest way out of the difficulty about my clerical dress, ..."

5. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"Roman collar.—This collar is made of lawn or fine linen, in shape a parallelogram, bound at the edge, and stitched. It is worn by priests over a black ..."

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