the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
2.
a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Compare clerical collar.
3.
anything worn or placed around the neck.
4.
a leather or metal band or a chain, fastened around the neck of an animal, used esp. as a means of restraint or identification.
5.
the part of the harness that fits across the withers and over the shoulders of a draft animal, designed to distribute the pressure of the load drawn.
6.
an ornamental necklace worn as insignia of an order of knighthood.
7.
a narrow strip of leather or other material stitched around the top of a shoe as reinforcement or trimming.
8.
Zoology. any of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck; torque.
9.
Metallurgy.
a.
a raised area of metal for reinforcing a weld.
b.
a raised rim at the end of a roll in a rolling mill to check lateral expansion of the metal being rolled.
10.
Machinery. a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part.
11.
(in iron or steel construction) a rigid frame for maintaining the form of an opening.
12.
the upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft.
13.
Also called bracelet.a narrow horizontal molding encircling the top or bottom of a furniture leg.
to put a collar on; furnish with a collar: They finally succeeded in collaring the unwilling dog.
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to seize by the collar or neck: We collared the little fellow and brought him, struggling all the while, into the house.
18.
to detain (someone anxious to leave) in conversation: The reporters collared the witness for an hour.
19.
to lay hold of, seize, or take.
20.
Informal. to place under arrest.
21.
to roll up and bind (meat, fish, etc.) for cooking.
–verb (used without object)
22.
Metalworking. (of a piece being rolled) to wrap itself around a roller.
—Idiom
23.
hot under the collar, Informal. angry; excited; upset.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME coler < AF; OF colier < L collāre neckband, collar, equiv. to coll(um) neck + -āre, neut. (as n.) of -āris-ar1; sp. later conformed to L (cf. -ar2)]
1297, from O.Fr. coler, from L. collare "necklace, band or chain for the neck," from collum "the neck," from PIE *kwol-o- "neck" (cf. O.N., M.Du. hals "neck"), lit. "that on which the head turns," from base *kwel- "move round, turn about" (see cycle). White collar is first attested 1919; blue-collar from 1951. Verb meaning "to capture" is attested from 1613.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
2.
(zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
3.
anything worn or placed about the neck; "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"
4.
a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
5.
the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
6.
a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
7.
necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn: choker]
8.
a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"
9.
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension]
verb
1.
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog. 2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam. 3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. --Gray. 4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order. 5. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. 6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars. 7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured. 8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. --Raymond. Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply collar. Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson. Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear the collars of those orders. To slip the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser.
Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog. 2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam. 3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. --Gray. 4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order. 5. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. 6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars. 7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured. 8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. --Raymond. Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply collar. Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson. Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear the collars of those orders. To slip the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser.
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