collar

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[edit] English

Henry III wearing a high collar.

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English coler, from Old French coler (Modern French collier, col), from Latin collare, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic  (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). More at halse.

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[edit] Noun

collar (plural collars)

  1. The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket...) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.
  2. A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline
  3. A chain worn around the neck
  4. A similar detachable item
  5. Anything that encircles the neck.
  6. A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identifie it.
    Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag.
  7. A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.
  8. (technology) Any encircling device or structure.
    A nylon collar kept the bolt from damaging the surface underneath.
  9. (in compounds) Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.

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[edit] Translations

fabric garment part fitting around throat
chain worn around the neck
detachable collar
anything around the neck
device for restraining animal
part of harness
any encircling device or structure
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[edit] Verb

collar (third-person singular simple present collars, present participle collaring, simple past and past participle collared)

  1. (transitive) To grab or seize by the collar or neck.
  2. (transitive) To place a collar on, to fit with one.
    Collar and leash agressive dogs.
  3. (transitive) To seize, capture or detain.
  4. (transitive) To preempt, control stringently and exclusively.
  5. (law enforcement, transitive) To arrest.
  6. (figuratively, transitive) To bind in conversation.
    I managed to collar Fred in the office for an hour.

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[edit] Translations

grab or seize by collar or neck
place a collar on
seize, capture or detain
arrest — see arrest
bind in conversation
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[edit] Catalan

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin collāre (“an unattached item worn about the neck”).

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  • (Eastern Catalan) IPA: [kuʎá]
  • (Western Catalan, Mallorca) IPA: [koʎá]

[edit] Noun

collar m. (plural collars)

  1. A collar. (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)
  2. A collar. (a solid circle of metal placed around the neck of a slave or prisoner)
  3. A collar. (any ornament placed at the neck)
  4. (historical) A collar. (a gold chain worn about the neck as a badge of belonging to certain chivalric orders)
  5. A necklace.
  6. (historical, military) An aventail.
  7. A collar. (a ring or loop used to support and protect a rotating shaft)
  8. A collar. (a ring or loop used to join together two parts of a shaft or pole)
  9. (entomology) A collar. (lobed membranous expansion of the prothorax of some insects)
  10. (zoology) A collar. (a band of feathers, fur, or scales about the neck of an animal that is of a contrasting color to what is near it)
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[edit] Etymology 2

From the action of securing a yoke around the coll (“neck”) of an animal.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Catalan) IPA: [kuʎá]
  • (Western Catalan, Mallorca) IPA: [koʎá]

[edit] Verb

collar (first-person singular present collo, past participle collat)

  1. To join together objects through the use of nuts or bolts.
  2. To collar a person or animal.
  3. To establish control of a person or animal.
  4. To twist. (to pressure someone to do something)
  5. To screw. (to tighten a screw)
  6. (textiles) To adjust a collador (“heddle”).
[edit] Conjugation
    Conjugation of collar (first conjugation, type cantar)
infinitive collar
present participle collant
past participle collat
person singular plural
first second third first second third
Indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present collo colles colla collem colleu collen
imperfect collava collaves collava collàvem collàveu collaven
future collaré collaràs collarà collarem collareu collaran
preterite collí collares collà collàrem collàreu collaren
conditional collaria collaries collaria collaríem collaríeu collarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
present colli collis colli collem colleu collin
imperfect collés collessis collés colléssim colléssiu collessin
imperative - tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
colla colli collem colleu collin
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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

collar m. (plural collares)

  1. A necklace
  2. An animal's collar, band or chain around its neck

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