襟えり回まわり

noun

collar; area around the collar

Refers to the collar of clothing or the neckline area. Can also mean the measurement around the neck.

• このシャツは襟えり回まわりがきつい。

  This shirt is tight around the collar.

• スーツを注ちゅう文もんするときは、襟えり回まわりのサイズを測はかります。

  When ordering a suit, I measure the collar size.

noun

counterclockwise (in a seated circle); anti-clockwise

Used in the context of passing items or taking turns in a seated circle, where the direction follows the left shoulder (counterclockwise). Not a general term for counterclockwise rotation.

• 宴えん会かいでは、お酌しゃくは襟えり回まわりに回まわすのが礼れい儀ぎだ。

  At a banquet, it is polite to pour drinks counterclockwise around the circle.

• 順じゅん番ばんは襟えり回まわりでお願ねがいします。

  Please go in counterclockwise order (around the circle).