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Definition of Roman collar
1. Noun. A stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Collar
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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