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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COLLAR, n.
1. Something worn round the neck, as a ring of metal, or a chain. The knights of several orders wear a chain of gold, enameled, and sometimes set with ciphers or other devices, to which the badge of the order is appended.
2. The part of a garment which surrounds the neck. Job
30:18.
3. A part of a harness for the neck of a horse or other beast, used in draught.
4. Among seamen, the upper part of a stay; also, a rope in form of a wreath to which a stay is confined.
To slip the collar, is to escape or get free; to disentangle ones self from difficulty, labor, or engagement.
A collar of brawn, is the quantity bound up in one parcel.
COLLAR, v.t.
1. To seize by the collar.
2. To put a collar on.
To collar beef or other meat, is to roll it up and bind it close with a string.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over [syn: collar, neckband]
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 [syn: collar, shoe collar]
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, collar, dog collar, neckband]
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" [syn: collar, leash]
9: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" [syn: apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody] v
1: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop]
2: seize by the neck or collar
3: furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English coler, from Anglo-French, from Latin collare, from collum neck; akin to Old English heals neck, and probably to Old English hw?ol wheel — more at wheel Date: 14th century 1. a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck: as a. a band that serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment b. a short necklace c. a band placed about the neck of an animal d. a part of the harness of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and taking strain when a load is drawn e. an indication of control ; a token of subservience f. a protective or supportive device (as a brace or cast) worn around the neck g. clerical collar 2. something resembling a collar in shape or use (as a ring or round flange to restrain motion or hold something in place) 3. any of various animal structures or markings similar to a collar 4. an act of collaring ; arrest, capture • collared adjective • collarless adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1613 1. a. to seize by the collar or neck b. arrest, grab c. to get control of ; preempt <we can collar nearly the whole of this market — Roald Dahl> d. to stop and detain in unwilling conversation <collar the guest of honor> 2. to put a collar on <collar a dog>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the part of a shirt, dress, coat, etc., that goes round the neck, either upright or turned over. 2 a band of linen, lace, etc., completing the upper part of a costume. 3 a band of leather or other material put round an animal's (esp. a dog's) neck. 4 a restraining or connecting band, ring, or pipe in machinery. 5 a coloured marking resembling a collar round the neck of a bird or animal. 6 Brit. a piece of meat rolled up and tied. --v.tr. 1 seize (a person) by the collar or neck. 2 capture, apprehend. 3 colloq. accost. 4 sl. take, esp. illicitly. Phrases and idioms: collar-beam a horizontal beam connecting two rafters and forming with them an A-shaped roof-truss. collar-bone either of two bones joining the breastbone and the shoulder-blades. collared dove a dove, Streptopelia decaoto, having distinct neck-markings. Derivatives: collared adj. (also in comb.). collarless adj. Etymology: ME f. AF coler, OF colier, f. L collare f. collum neck

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Collar 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Collar 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Collar Col"lar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collared; p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring.] 1. To seize by the collar. 2. To put a collar on.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(collars, collaring, collared) 1. The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over. His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open. ...a coat with a huge fake fur collar. N-COUNT see also blue-collar, dog-collar, white-collar 2. A collar is a band of leather or plastic which is put round the neck of a dog or cat. N-COUNT 3. If you collar someone who has done something wrong or who is running away, you catch them and hold them so that they cannot escape. (INFORMAL) As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him at the ticket barrier. = grab VERB: V n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. peh), means in Job 30:18 the mouth or opening of the garment that closes round the neck in the same way as a tunic (Ex. 39:23). The "collars" (Heb. netiphoth) among the spoils of the Midianites (Judg. 8:26; R.V., "pendants") were ear-drops. The same Hebrew word is rendered "chains" in Isa. 3:19.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kol'-ar, kol'-er:

(1) (neTphah, plural neTphoth, literally, "drops," from naTaph, "to drop"). Jud 8:26 includes neTphoth among the spoils taken from the Midianites and Ishmaelites; the Revised Version (British and American) "pendants," the King James Version "collars." Qimchi at the place suggests "perfume-dropper."

(2) (peh, literally, "mouth"). In Job 30:18 the word is used to indicate the collar band, or hole of a robe, through which the head was inserted. Job, in describing his suffering and writhing, mentions the disfiguring of his garment, and suggests that the whole thing feels as narrow or close-fitting as the neckband, or perhaps that in his fever and pains he feels as if the neckband itself is choking him.

(3) (tsinoq, Jer 29:26, "stocks"; the Revised Version (British and American) "shackles," which see; the Revised Version, margin "collar"). An instrument of torture or punishment.

Nathan Isaacs

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Neck-band. 2. Neck-harness. 3. Ring, fillet, belt, band, guard. II. v. a. 1. Seize by the collar or throat. 2. Put a collar on, fit with a collar, fillet, belt.

Moby Thesaurus

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