collar.
a collar (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)
Meaning & usage
a collar (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)
a collar (a solid circle of metal placed around the neck of a slave or prisoner)
a collar (any ornament placed at the neck)
a collar (a gold chain worn about the neck as a badge of belonging to certain chivalric orders)
a necklace
an aventail
a collar (a ring or loop used to support and protect a rotating shaft)
a collar (a ring or loop used to join together two parts of a shaft or pole)
a collar (lobed membranous expansion of the prothorax of some insects)
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)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Late Latin collāre (“an unattached item worn about the neck”), from Latin collāris.
to join together objects through the use of nuts or bolts
to collar a person or animal
to establish control of a person or animal
to twist (to pressure someone)
to screw (to tighten a screw)
to adjust a collador (“heddle”)
Where this word comes from
From the action of securing a yoke around the coll (“neck”) of an animal. Compare Sicilian accuḍḍari.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.