Definition of "clerical collar" []

• A stiff white collar in the shape of a band fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the Christian clergy. (noun)

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• "In spite of the clerical collar and black silk rabat, he looked more like a football player than an Anglican minister."
• "“I will bring him with me if I come again,” said Mrs. Bradley, feeling certain that the Reverend Noel Wells’s tall, slightly-stooping figure, vacuously cheerful expression and clerical collar would work wonders in restoring Mr Helm’s fast-ebbing nerve."