Collar stay

How it is used

Used in shirt construction; distinguish a removable insert from permanent interfacing within the collar.

Example sentences

1. Remove each collar stay before washing the shirt, as the care instructions advise.

   Some inserts can be removed separately from the garment.

2. The collar stay is too long and pushes against the tip of the collar.

   The rigid insert must fit the pocket built into the collar.

Common collocations

• removable collar stay
• collar stay pocket

Related terms

• collarThe band or folded piece of fabric attached around the neckline of a shirt, jacket or coat, which can stand up or fold down.
• trimsAll the materials used on a garment apart from the main fabric, such as buttons, zips, labels, thread, elastic, tape and hangtags.

More terms: Garments & Their Parts

• garment
• hem
• sleeve
• lining
• zip
• waistband
• pocket
• cuff
• neckline
• placket
• interfacing
• gusset