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clerical collar

noun as in white collar worn by members of the clergy

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This is significant, because we now see, from his clerical collar, that he’s a priest.

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Padre Goyo, with his clerical collar and his bulletproof vest, is an icon for those fighting drugs and corruption.

The clerical collar may be singled out, as it fastens behind like the bands, though the reason for this is not at all obvious.

His waving, silvery hair was dripping blood, spotting with its red drops the white clerical collar.

And goes about with his own soap, and wears a thundering great clerical collar.

The long fingers pulled at the clerical collar as if they might tear it away.

He remembered, with hot ears and neck crimson above his clerical collar, that interview.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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