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collar

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[ UK /kˈɒlɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑɫɝ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part
  2. a figurative restraint
    kept a tight leash on his emotions
    asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market
    he's always gotten a long leash
  3. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
  4. the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot
  5. the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar
  6. (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal
  7. necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
  8. anything worn or placed about the neck
    the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar
    a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse
  9. a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
VERB
  1. take into custody
    the police nabbed the suspected criminals
  2. furnish with a collar
    collar the dog
  3. seize by the neck or collar
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  • A boa made from black water mink is worth about 50 dollars, a collarette about $100,00 and a coat reaching down to the hips would cost about $250,00. Black Beaver The Trapper
  • She took a deep breath and fiddled with the sapphire necklace hanging down below her collar bone.
  • a pink-collar employee
  • `Then apparently James needs no more stiffening in his collar," Aubrey murmured. THE LAST RAVEN
  • If the DJIA falls by the target amount, the collar is called the uptick rule. Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage
  • Bide a wee, bide a wee," he protested, when collared by the pocket-miner. CHAPTER 24
  • The rigid collar and tandem harness allowed teams to pull with equal strength and greater efficiency.
  • Just be sure to wear a sunhat and a long-sleeved high-collared shirt while you do it.
  • Wednesday's 5-0 council vote may leave bruises on largely white Portland, but the tone was less anti-immigrant than when a 2007 attempt to rename multiethnic and blue-collar Interstate Avenue was scrapped. Undefined
  • Black, a popular color at this time, accents her turret and frontlet, collar, cuffs, and wide hem. Fashion in Art: Medieval France and the Netherlands
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