Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

millstone collar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
mill-stone -col-lar
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ruff; a highly stiffened, pleated, or gathered collar that encircles the neck; popularized during the European Renaissance (mid-16th to mid-17th centuries).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

millstone collars (plural)

Questions

What does millstone collar mean?
A ruff; a highly stiffened, pleated, or gathered collar that encircles the neck; popularized during the European Renaissance (mid-16th to mid-17th centuries).

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