ˈfȯntləˌrȯi, ˈfän- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Lord Fauntleroy, boy hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)
: 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