collar

¹col·lar

noun \ˈkä-lər\

Definition of COLLAR

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

— col·lared \-lərd\ adjective

— col·lar·less \-lər-ləs\ adjective

Examples of COLLAR

1. He wore a shirt with a tight-fitting collar.
2. She grabbed me by the collar.
3. I bought a new collar for the dog.

Origin of COLLAR

Middle English coler, from Anglo-French, from Latin collare, from collum neck; akin to Old English heals neck, and probably to Old English hwēol wheel — more at wheel

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COLLAR

Synonyms: choker, necklace, dog collar, lei

Antonyms: discharge

Related Words: torque (or torc); beads, carcanet [archaic], rivière; rope, strand; bangle, lavaliere (also lavalliere), locket, pendant (also pendent)

Near Antonyms: emancipation, liberation, release

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Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with COLLAR

choler, dollar, haler, holler, loller, Mahler, scholar, taler