shirt-collar
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Years ago when I was acquainted with a gentleman very much of the old school, — an elderly gentleman, who wore a thick cravat, and whose starched shirt-collars threatened continually to saw off his ears."
- "The shirt-collar may seem a very trifling subject to meditate on. But them have been readable meditations on broomsticks one, at least, and that was written by a certain Dr. [Jonathan] Swift, of Laracor, at the request of the ladies of Dublin Castle, who longed to have something moral in the style of Hon. Robert Boyle; […]"
- "In the past, draft day fashion often looked as though it had been inspired by some old-fashioned city slicker or the explicit desire to avoid looking like a spit-shined, suit and tie guy. Today, guys struggled with choosing the right tie. Their shirt-collars often didn’t fit well."