collar

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒlə/

noun

  • 1the part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over: a shirt collar we turned our collars up against the chill
  • a band put around the neck of a domestic animal, used to restrain or control it: dogs for the Deaf are identified by an orange collar and leash
  • a coloured marking resembling a collar round the neck of a bird or other animal: the drake has a narrow black collar
  • a heavy rounded part of the harness worn by a draught animal, which rests at the base of its neck on the shoulders: a shire horse leaning into its collar
  • 2a connecting band or pipe in machinery.
  • 3British a piece of meat rolled up and tied.
  • a cut of bacon taken from the neck of a pig.
  • 4the part of a plant where the stem joins the roots.

verb

[with object] informal
  • seize or apprehend (someone): police collared the culprit
  • approach (someone) in order to talk to them: he collared a departing guest for some last words

Derivatives

collared

adjective
[in combination]: a fur-collared jacket

collarless

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French colier, from Latin collare 'band for the neck, collar', from collum 'neck'