collar

[ kol-er ]

noun

1. 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 especially 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.
   1. a raised area of metal for reinforcing a weld.
   2. 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.
14. Glassmaking. merese.
15. Informal.
    1. an arrest; capture.
    2. a person placed under arrest.

verb (used with object)

1. to put a collar on; furnish with a collar:

   They finally succeeded in collaring the unwilling dog.

2. to seize by the collar or neck:

   We collared the little fellow and brought him, struggling all the while, into the house.

3. to detain (someone anxious to leave) in conversation:

   The reporters collared the witness for an hour.

4. to lay hold of, seize, or take.
5. Informal. to place under arrest.
6. to roll up and bind (meat, fish, etc.) for cooking.

verb (used without object)

1. Metalworking. (of a piece being rolled) to wrap itself around a roller.

collar

/ ˈkɒlə /

noun

1. the part of a garment around the neck and shoulders, often detachable or folded over
2. any band, necklace, garland, etc, encircling the neck

   a collar of flowers

3. a band or chain of leather, rope, or metal placed around an animal's neck to restrain, harness, or identify it
4. biology a marking or structure resembling a collar, such as that found around the necks of some birds or at the junction of a stem and a root
5. a section of a shaft or rod having a locally increased diameter to provide a bearing seat or a locating ring
6. a cut of meat, esp bacon, taken from around the neck of an animal
7. hot under the collar informal.
   aroused with anger, annoyance, etc

verb

1. to put a collar on; furnish with a collar
2. to seize by the collar
3. informal.
   to seize; arrest; detain

Other Words From

• collar·less adjective
• un·collar verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of collar¹

1250–1300; Middle English coler < Anglo-French; Old French colier < Latin collāre neckband, collar, equivalent to coll ( um ) neck + -āre, neuter (as noun) of -āris -ar ¹; spelling later conformed to Latin ( -ar ² )

Word History and Origins

Origin of collar¹

C13: from Latin collāre neckband, neck chain, collar, from collum neck

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. hot under the collar, Informal. angry; excited; upset.

More idioms and phrases containing collar

see hot under the collar .

Example Sentences

They’re the stains you can’t rub out, the holes around the collar, the crease marks forever etched into fabric.

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L.A.-based Simon Miller knows how to craft stylish and cozy, as demonstrated in the Jetz coat, a dramatic faux-fur shearling coat with an oversized collar, side pockets and double-breasted front closure.

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The Democratic neglect of its traditional working-class base in favor of college-educated and white collar workers hasn’t helped, either.

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That’s because it lacks a critical deterrent in white collar crime cases: criminal charges against TD’s top executives who were in place while the lawbreaking was in full cry.

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Warren is correct to point out that the failure to charge and convict the high-level executives who oversee wrongdoing, often over a period of years, is a major contributor to the persistence of corporate white collar crime.

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