turn down the collar of one's coat

  • 1turn — [tʉrn] vt. [ME turnen < OE turnian & OFr turner, tourner, both < L tornare, to turn in a lathe, turn < tornus, lathe < Gr tornos, lathe, carpenter s compasses, akin to terein, to bore through: for IE base see THROW] I to cause to… …

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  • 2The Pianist (memoir) — The Pianist is a memoir written by the Polish musician of Jewish origins Władysław Szpilman. He tells how he survived the German deportations of Jews to extermination camps, the 1943 destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the 1944 Warsaw Uprising… …

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  • 3Collar (clothing) — William Shakespeare in a sheer linen collar of the early 17th century, a direct ancestor of the modern shirt collar. In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing… …

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  • 4The Zoot Cat — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = The Zoot Cat series = Tom and Jerry caption = director = Bill Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Kenneth Muse Ray Patterson Irven Spence Pete Burness voice actor = Sara Berner musician = Scott Bradley… …

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  • 5Uniform of the Union Army — A plate showing the Union uniform of 1858, influenced by the French army The Uniform of the Union Army was widely varied and, due to limitations on supply of wool and other materials, based on availability and cost of materials during the United… …

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  • 6Order of the Bath — Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) Awarded by the Queen of the United Kingdom Motto TRIA IUNCTA IN UNO …

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  • 7Frock coat — A frock coat is a man s coat characterised by knee length skirts all around the base, popular during the Victorian and Edwardian period. It is also known as the Prince Albert after Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria, who helped popularise… …

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  • 8Upturned collar — Actress Wendie Malick with collar up at the premier of one of her movies in 2009 An upturned collar is an otherwise flat, protruding collar of either a shirt, jacket, or coat that has been turned upward. C …

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  • 9Uniforms of the United States Navy — 1917 recruiting poster for the United States Navy, featuring a woman wearing the most widely recognized uniform, the enlisted dress blues. This article examines dress uniforms, daily service uniforms, working uniforms, special situations, and the …

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  • 10Clerical collar — A Lutheran minister with a clerical collar A plastic clerical collar …

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