(collar)

  • 21collar — 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 hwēol wheel more at wheel Date: 14th century 1. a band, strip, or chain worn around the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22collar — col|lar1 [ˈkɔlə US ˈka:lər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothing)¦ 2¦(cat/dog)¦ 3¦(injured neck)¦ 4¦(business)¦ 5¦(machine)¦ 6¦(coloured fur/feathers)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coler, from Latin collare, from collum neck …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23collar — /ˈkɒlə / (say koluh) noun 1. the part of a shirt, blouse, coat, etc., round the neck, usually folded over. 2. a close fitting necklace or ornamental band of linen, velvet, or the like, worn by women round the neck. 3. an ornamental necklace worn… …

  • 24collar of SS — ˈesˈes : a heraldic collar with the letter S continually repeated that was originally a badge of adherents of the house of Lancaster and is now part of certain official costumes called also SS collar * * * collar of SS same as ↑collar of esses… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 25collar — 1 noun (C) 1 CLOTHING a stiff band of material on a shirt, dress, or coat that fits around someone s neck 2 CAT/DOG a narrow band of leather or plastic that is fastened around an animal s neck 3 hot under the collar spoken angry or excited: Calm… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26collar — I UK [ˈkɒlə(r)] / US [ˈkɑlər] noun [countable] Word forms collar : singular collar plural collars ** 1) the part of a coat, shirt, or dress that goes around your neck He had his collar turned up against the cold. a fur/lace/velvet collar a) a… …

    English dictionary

  • 27collar — collarless, adj. /kol euhr/, 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… …

    Universalium

  • 28collar — 1. noun a) The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket...) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric. Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag. b) A decorative band or other… …

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  • 29collar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. neckband, neckwear; necklace; gorget, bertha, dicky; harness. See clothing, circularity. v. t., slang, nab, arrest, catch. See restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. neckband, neckpiece, ruff, frill,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 30collar — (1) The combination of a cap option and a floor option. (2) For CMOs, the collar is the range in which certain performance variables ( e.g., yield, average life) are guaranteed to stay. This range is expressed in terms of PSA speeds. See band.… …

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