Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In England, a day on which knights appeared at court in the collars of their orders.
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Examples
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It was the collar-day, but being extremely rainy, I did not go to see them course.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801
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Sandwich came and stood by, and talked; but it being St. Andrew's, and a collar-day, he went to the Chappell, and we parted.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668
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W. Batten to the Duke; and after discourse as usual with him in his closett, I went to my Lord's: the King and Duke being gone to chappell, it being collar-day, it being Candlemas-day; where I staid with him a while until towards noon, there being Jonas Moore talking about some mathematical businesses, and thence I walked at noon to Mr. Povey's, where
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 20: January/February 1662-63 Samuel Pepys 1668
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Sandwich came and stood by, and talked; but it being St. Andrew's, and a collar-day, he went to the Chappell, and we parted.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1663 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668
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At White Hall we met the Duke in the Matted Gallery, and there he discoursed with us; and by and by my Lord Sandwich came and stood by, and talked; but it being St. Andrew's, and a collar-day, he went to the Chappell, and we parted.
Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 25: November/December 1663 Samuel Pepys 1668
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At White Hall we met the Duke in the Matted Gallery, and there he discoursed with us; and by and by my Lord Sandwich came and stood by, and talked; but it being St. Andrew's, and a collar-day, he went to the Chappell, and we parted.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Nov/Dec 1663 Pepys, Samuel 1663
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