The long fingers pulled at the clerical collar as if they might tear it away.
Examplesofclerical collar
clerical collar
It is perhaps rather like aclericalcollarand robes or a soldier's uniform.
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It differs in style from other waistcoats in that it buttons to the neck and has an opening that displays theclericalcollar.
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With his new rank he had a blue uniform with aclericalcollarand red lapels meticulously embroidered with silver and gold.
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In fact, his burning clothing, especially his celluloidclericalcollar, caused serious burns to his neck and face.
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When he rode his motorcycle through town in hisclericalcollar, he challenged the congregations image of a small-town pastor.
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This generally consists of aclericalcollar, clergy shirt, and (on certain occasions) a cassock.
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Preaching tabs can also be worn around the neck in lieu of theclericalcollar.
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One lady mischievously asked how she should refer in future to the clerical collars worn by women deacons, 'as dog is a masculine noun'.
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By the 1880s this had been transmuted into theclericalcollar, which was worn almost constantly by the majority of clergy for the rest of the period.
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Members who took second vows within the group still wore robes and clerical collars.
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Rossi affirmed that members who took second vows within the group still took a highly liturgical role and adorned themselves in robes and clerical collars.
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