collar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: collar	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for collar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
collar n a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over Synonym(s): collar, neckband (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal 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" a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot Synonym(s): collar, shoe collar a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck Synonym(s): choker, collar, dog collar, neckband a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash" Synonym(s): collar, leash the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" Synonym(s): apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody v take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" Synonym(s): collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop seize by the neck or collar furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Collar \Col"lar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collaring}.] 1. To seize by the collar. 2. To put a collar on.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Collar \Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. {Hals}, n.] 1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog. 2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam. 3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. --Gray. 4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order. 5. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. 6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars. 7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured. 8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. --Raymond. {Collar beam} (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply {collar}. {Collar of brawn}, the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson. {Collar day}, a day of great ceremony at the English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear the collars of those orders. {To slip the collar}, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Collar (Heb. peh), means in Job 30:18 the mouth or opening of the garment that closes round the neck in the same way as a tunic (Ex. 39:23). The "collars" (Heb. netiphoth) among the spoils of the Midianites (Judg. 8:26; R.V., "pendants") were ear-drops. The same Hebrew word is rendered "chains" in Isa. 3:19.