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- Dictionarycollar/ˈkɒlə/
noun
- 1. the part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over: "a shirt collar" Similar
- 2. a connecting band or pipe in machinery. Similar
verb
- 1. put a collar on (an animal): "the animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers"
- 2. seize or apprehend (someone): "police collared the culprit" Similar
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an area around the neck of an animal that is coloured differently from the other parts of the body: The bird has grey feathers with a lighter collar. engineering specialized. a strip of strong material that is put around a pipe or a piece of machinery to make it stronger or to join two parts together. Fewer examples.
The meaning of COLLAR is a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck. How to use collar in a sentence.
a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century. type of: band. a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) noun. anything worn or placed about the neck. “the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar ”.
noun. the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over. a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Compare clerical collar.
n. 1. the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over. 2. a similar but separate, detachable article of clothing worn around the neck or at the neckline of a garment. Compare clerical collar.
A collar is a ring or tube that fits onto a shaft or rod, for example to prevent a part from coming off the end of a shaft. There's a metal collar around the shaft that prevents it from being pulled out.
Definition of collar noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
