ˈkɔlə n. & v. --n. 1
the part of a
shirt,
dress,
coat,
etc.,
that goes round the
neck,
either upright or turned
over. 2 a
band of
linen,
lace, etc., completing the upper part of a
costume. 3 a band of
leather or
other material put round an animal's (esp. a dog's) neck. 4 a restraining or connecting band, ring, or
pipe in
machinery. 5 a
coloured marking resembling a collar round the neck of a
bird or
animal. 6
Brit. a
piece of
meat rolled up
and tied. --v.tr. 1
seize (a person) by the collar or neck. 2
capture,
apprehend. 3 colloq.
accost. 4 sl.
take,
esp. illicitly. øcollar-beam a
horizontal beam connecting
two rafters and forming
with them an A-shaped roof-truss. collar-bone either of two bones joining the
breastbone and the shoulder-blades. collared dove a dove, Streptopelia decaoto, having
distinct neck-markings. øøcollared adj. (also in comb.). collarless adj. [ME f. AF coler, OF colier, f. L collare f. collum neck]