clerical collar
Noun
Meaning
a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
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So the first job that I got - my father got it for me - he had his clerical collar on, was a gay bar in D.C., it was Mr. Henry's of Georgetown.
The most known form of distinctive clothing for the priest is the easily identifiable clerical collar (or Roman collar ), which takes form in either the traditional cassock, or modern day clerical shirt.
These experts were able to verify that the bones were the skeletal remains of an African-American male who died at about the age of 43. Two crucifixes and the remnants of a clerical collar were also recovered.
Wearing a clerical collar was a hotly debated option for many seminary students.
Orthodox priests will either wear a clerical collar similar to the above mentioned, or simply a very loose black robe that does not have a collar.