Fauntleroy

adjective

Faun·​tle·​roy

ˈfȯntləˌrȯi,

ˈfän-

: characterized by a short tailored jacket, knee-length trousers, rather frilly shirt, wide collar with rounded corners, or large loose bow

dressed the boy in Fauntleroy clothes and kept his hair in curls

—R. L. Taylor

a Fauntleroy suit

a Fauntleroy collar

Word History

Etymology

after Lord Fauntleroy, boy hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)

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