col·lar (k?l??r)n.1. a. The part of a garment that encircles the neck, especially when raised or folded.b. See clerical collar.2. A tight-fitting necklace.3. a. A restraining or identifying band of leather, metal, or plastic put around the neck of an animal.b. The cushioned part of a harness that presses against the shoulders of a draft animal.4. Biology An encircling structure or bandlike marking, as around the neck of an animal, suggestive of a collar.5. Any of various ringlike devices used to limit, guide, or secure a machine part.6. Slang An arrest, as of a criminal.tr.v. col·lared, col·lar·ing, col·lars 1. To furnish with a collar.2. Slang a. To seize or detain.b. To arrest (a criminal, for example).[Middle English coler, from Old French colier, from Latin coll?re, from collum, neck; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]col?lared adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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col·lar (k?l??r)n.1. a. The part of a garment that encircles the neck, especially when raised or folded.b. See clerical collar.2. A tight-fitting necklace.3. a. A restraining or identifying band of leather, metal, or plastic put around the neck of an animal.b. The cushioned part of a harness that presses against the shoulders of a draft animal.4. Biology An encircling structure or bandlike marking, as around the neck of an animal, suggestive of a collar.5. Any of various ringlike devices used to limit, guide, or secure a machine part.6. Slang An arrest, as of a criminal.tr.v. col·lared, col·lar·ing, col·lars 1. To furnish with a collar.2. Slang a. To seize or detain.b. To arrest (a criminal, for example).[Middle English coler, from Old French colier, from Latin coll?re, from collum, neck; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]col?lared adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.collar (?k?l?) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) the part of a garment around the neck and shoulders, often detachable or folded over2. (Clothing & Fashion) 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 it4. (Biology) 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 root5. (Mechanical Engineering) a section of a shaft or rod having a locally increased diameter to provide a bearing seat or a locating ring6. (Cookery) a cut of meat, esp bacon, taken from around the neck of an animal7. hot under the collar informal aroused with anger, annoyance, etcvb (tr) 8. to put a collar on; furnish with a collar9. to seize by the collar10. informal to seize; arrest; detain[C13: from Latin coll?re neckband, neck chain, collar, from collum neck]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014col?lar (?k?l ?r) n. 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 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. any of various collarlike markings or structures around the neck; torque. 7. 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. a short ring formed on or fastened over a rod or shaft as a locating or holding part. 9. the upper rim of a borehole, shot hole, or mine shaft. 10. an arrest; capture. v.t. 11. to put a collar on; furnish with a collar. 12. to seize by the collar or neck. 13. to detain in conversation. 14. to place under arrest. [1250?1300; Middle English coler