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Multi-word Results
blue-collar |
of or pertaining to industrial workers or the class of workers who earn wages rather than salaries. (Cf. white-collar.) |
clerical collar |
a stiff narrow white collar, fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the clergy. |
Eton collar |
a broad white collar worn over the lapels of an Eton jacket, or a collar like this. |
hot under the collar |
(informal) very angry or upset. |
Vandyke collar |
a broad lace or linen collar with a scalloped or deeply indented edge. |
white-collar |
of, pertaining to, belonging to, or done by workers whose work does not involve manual labor. (Cf. blue-collar.) [2 definitions] |
white-collar crime |
a crime such as embezzlement or fraud that is committed by a business executive, government official, or other white-collar worker. |
wing collar |
a stiff, stand-up collar, the front corners of which are folded down, that sometimes accompanies the formal or evening dress worn by men. |
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