collar

[ kol-er ]

/ ˈkɒl ər /

noun

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.

a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Compare clerical collar.

anything worn or placed around the neck.

a leather or metal band or a chain, fastened around the neck of an animal, used especially as a means of restraint or identification.

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.

an ornamental necklace worn as insignia of an order of knighthood.

a narrow strip of leather or other material stitched around the top of a shoe as reinforcement or trimming.

Zoology. any of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck; torque.

Metallurgy.

a raised area of metal for reinforcing a weld.
a raised rim at the end of a roll in a rolling mill to check lateral expansion of the metal being rolled.

Machinery. a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part.

(in iron or steel construction) a rigid frame for maintaining the form of an opening.

the upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft.

Also called bracelet. a narrow horizontal molding encircling the top or bottom of a furniture leg.

Glassmaking. merese.

Informal.

an arrest; capture.
a person placed under arrest.

verb (used with object)

to put a collar on; furnish with a collar: They finally succeeded in collaring the unwilling dog.

to seize by the collar or neck: We collared the little fellow and brought him, struggling all the while, into the house.

to detain (someone anxious to leave) in conversation: The reporters collared the witness for an hour.

to lay hold of, seize, or take.

Informal. to place under arrest.

to roll up and bind (meat, fish, etc.) for cooking.

verb (used without object)

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

Idioms for collar

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

Origin of collar

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 -ar¹; spelling later conformed to Latin (cf. -ar²)

OTHER WORDS FROM collar

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

Words nearby collar

collapsar, collapse, collapse of communism, collapse therapy, collapsible, collar, collar button, collar cell, collar rot, collar-button abscess, collarbone

Example sentences from the Web for collarless

Finally, she slithered into a finished dress: the ultimate chic sheath, a collarless long-sleeved navy blue garment.

Tilda Swinton and Oliver Saillard Perform the Creation of Fashion in ‘Eternity Dress’ |Sarah Moroz |November 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Blouses criss-crossed the torso like an old-fashioned stole and collarless coats hung close to the body.

Miuccia Prada and Emporio Armani: Milan Spring 2013 Collections |Robin Givhan |September 21, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The doctor, collarless and with his shirt-sleeves rolled up, worked over her all day.

The Biography of a Prairie Girl |Eleanor Gates
As easily could his collarless drab coat and waistcoat have flushed with a sudden gleam of purple or crimson.

Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home |Bayard Taylor

Her frock, of pale rose colour, had a collarless lace yoke, and was very becoming.

Patty's Success |Carolyn Wells
As for Miss Kreitmann, she saw only a shipping clerk, collarless, coatless and with all the grime of his calling upon him.

Potash & Perlmutter |Montague Glass
The old conservatives regard our collarless necks and abbreviated skirts with horror.

Le Petit Nord |Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding

British Dictionary definitions for collarless

collar

/ (ˈkɒlə) /

noun

the part of a garment around the neck and shoulders, often detachable or folded over

any band, necklace, garland, etc, encircling the neck a collar of flowers

a band or chain of leather, rope, or metal placed around an animal's neck to restrain, harness, or identify it

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

a section of a shaft or rod having a locally increased diameter to provide a bearing seat or a locating ring

a cut of meat, esp bacon, taken from around the neck of an animal

hot under the collar informal aroused with anger, annoyance, etc

verb (tr)

to put a collar on; furnish with a collar

to seize by the collar

informal to seize; arrest; detain

Word Origin for collar

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

Idioms and Phrases with collarless

collar

see hot under the collar.

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collar

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verb (used without object)

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