button-down collar

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button-down collar

	Domain:		Garments

	Subdomain (1st level):		Dress, Top, Outerwear

	Table:		Table 13

	Noun phrase

	Countable

	Definition:		Shirt collar with pointed ends fastened to shirt by small buttons.

	FDF, 1988

	Context:		The button-down collar is sometimes considered softer or more casual but is commonly used for business dress.

	The Ohio State University, 2004

	Attestation: 10

	Contains:		collar stand, top collar

	Contained in:		outerwear, top (en), dress

	Hyperonyms:		shirt collar

	It: collo button-down

	Degree of reliability: 10