open-collared
- adjective
- At the wedding, many guests wore open-collared shirts for a laid-back atmosphere.
- open-collared shirt
- wearing an open-collared
- dressed in an open-collared
Examples
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His face was a big, ruddy square, his sunburn extending into the V of his open-collared denim work shirt.
Fiction book (2001) -
They're wearing open-collared shirts in white, blue, and lime green to show off their tans.
Fiction book (2001) -
An open-collared light-blue shirt, sweat rings, shadow of a beard, nice tan, handsome, macho.
Academic text (2011) -
The men wore jeans, open-collared shirts, and sneakers; some of the women wore culotte-style outfits and pants with tennis shoes.
Fiction book (1996) -
Always, he wears a tie—even on Fridays when men usually go open-collared.
Blog text (17) -
Iree paused and considered the man who, although he never had much color at all, now seemed to have lost it all, even the splashes of yellow and sky blue that sometimes would grace the lining of a vest or open-collared shirt.
Fiction book (1994) -
He arrived at the party in an open-collared shirt, looking relaxed and stylish.
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During the summer, she prefers wearing an open-collared shirt to keep cool.
Synonyms
Clothing with its buttons left open
Antonyms
How Casual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Open-collared is simply two words put together: open meaning 'not closed' and collar meaning 'the part of a shirt around the neck'. So an open-collared shirt is one with the collar left 'unbuttoned' at the neck, giving a more relaxed look.