collar

col•lar

[[t]ˈkɒl ər[/t]] n.

1) clo 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) clo 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

6) zool. Zool. any of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck; torque

7) mel

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

8) mac a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part

9) min the upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft

10) cvb inf an arrest; capture

11) to put a collar on; furnish with a collar

12) to seize by the collar or neck

13) to detain in conversation

14) cvb inf to place under arrest

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME coler < AF; OF colier < L collāre neckband, collar col′lar•less, adj.