collar
/ˈkɑlɚ/ noun B1- 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.
- A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.
- A chain worn around the neck.
- A similar detachable item.
- A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
- A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identify it. · Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag.
- A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.
- A piece of meat from the neck of an animal. · a collar of brawn
Plural collars
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Collar that Dormouse,” the Queen shrieked out.
The few foot passengers astir in that quarter hurried dismally and silently along with coat collars turned high and pocketed hands.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street.
He told me to tell yer he’s got his collars and cuffs in dat grip for a scoot clean out to ’Frisco.
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