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Medici collar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fan-shaped (especially lace) collar, standing upright behind the head and sloping down to meet a square neckline in front.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

A style popularized by fashionable members of the Medici family in the seventeenth century.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: Medici-kaulus — fan-shaped collar
  • French: collet monté — fan-shaped collar
  • Russian: воротни́к Ме́дичи (vorotník Médiči) — fan-shaped collar