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cape collar

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noun

  1. a soft, wide, circular collar that covers the shoulders and the upper arms like a cape.

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The sawtooth-edged cape collar was modeled after saw-toothed collars and cuffs in portraits by the 17th-century Flemish painter Sir Anthony Van Dyck.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2016

Helen is planning to make a dress with a cape collar.

From The Teaching of Art Related to the Home Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics by Education, Federal Board for Vocational

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