"millstone collar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: millstone collars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} millstone collar (plural millstone collars)
  1. A ruff; a highly stiffened, pleated, or gathered collar that encircles the neck; popularized during the European Renaissance (mid-16th to mid-17th centuries).
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