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collar

  • noun
  • col·lar
  • /ˈkɒlə/

Clothes that encircle the neck.

Other meanings

  1. The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

  2. A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.

A kind of

  • band

Kinds of collar

  • dog collar

Word history

From Latin "collāris".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “collar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.