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Added 9 October 2026

collar

/ˈkɒlə/ noun

In Latin: mellum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about collar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over.
(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

verb

Take into custody.
the police nabbed the suspected criminals
Seize by the neck or collar.
Furnish with a collar.
collar the dog

Origin

From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”). More at halse. Doublet of collet.

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