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Word: Collar
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French colier, from Latin collare ‘band for the neck, collar’, from collum ‘neck’
ˈkɒlə
the part around the neck of a shirt, blouse, jacket or coat, either upright or turned over
Short Definition:part around neck of shirt, jacket, etc.
Examples:- a shirt collar
- we turned our collars up against the chill
a connecting band or pipe in machinery.
Short Definition:connecting band or pipe in machinery
a piece of meat rolled up and tied.
Short Definition:piece of rolled-up meat
the part of a plant where the stem joins the roots.
Short Definition:part of plant
Word: Collar
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkɒlə
put a collar on (an animal)
Short Definition:put collar on
Examples:- the animal had been captured, collared, and released by federal researchers
seize or apprehend (someone)
Short Definition:seize or apprehend someone
Examples:- police collared the culprit
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