clerical collar
noun
: a narrow stiffly upright white collar worn buttoned at the back of the neck by members of the clergy
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.
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Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Stock gets its name from its flowers, festooned tightly around the stalk that bears them, suggesting the familiar clerical collar known as a bib stock.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
Just last week, the internet melted down over paparazzi photos of Josh O’Connor in a clerical collar on the set of Knives Out 3.
—Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 19 June 2024
The top and bottoms of a tracksuit are made of a silk blend with a white and navy colorway that nods to a clerical collar.
—Nicole Demarco Dalya Benor Caitie Kelly Juan A. Ramírez Monica Mendal Janet Siroto, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Stock gets its name from its flowers, festooned tightly around the stalk that bears them, suggesting the familiar clerical collar known as a bib stock.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
Just last week, the internet melted down over paparazzi photos of Josh O’Connor in a clerical collar on the set of Knives Out 3.
—Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Vogue, 19 June 2024
The top and bottoms of a tracksuit are made of a silk blend with a white and navy colorway that nods to a clerical collar.
—Nicole Demarco Dalya Benor Caitie Kelly Juan A. Ramírez Monica Mendal Janet Siroto, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Clerical collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clerical%20collar. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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