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Peter Pan collar
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Dress, Top, Outerwear
Table:  Table 13
Noun phrase
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Eponym
Definition:  Small round flat collar with rounded ends in front. Worn originally by children, later popularized for women. Copied from costumes worn in play Peter Pan written by James M. Barrie in 1904.
FDF, 1988
Context:  Her choice for evening is yet another version of the original Courrèges concept but this time the slightly flared, hip-length top is a fabulous sequined chiffon blouse from the late ’20s with a Peter Pan collar and ruffled front.
Dubin, Berman, 2000
Attestation:  10
Contains:  collarband
Contained in:  outerwear, top (en), dress
Hyperonyms:  flat collar
It:  collo alla Peter Pan
Degree of reliability:  10
Notes:  The first part of the term, Peter Pan, is an eponym, since it is derived from the name of the immaginary character Peter Pan.
Stanley, 1991