Pronunciation
(Balearic) IPA(key): /koˈʎa/
(Central) IPA(key): /kuˈʎa/
(Valencian) IPA(key): /koˈʎaɾ/
Etymology 1
From Late Latin collāre (“an unattached item worn about the neck”), from Latin collāris.
Noun
collarm (plural collars)
A collar. (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)
A collar. (a solid circle of metal placed around the neck of a slave or prisoner)
A collar. (any ornament placed at the neck)
(historical) A collar. (a gold chain worn about the neck as a badge of belonging to certain chivalric orders)
A necklace.
(historical, military) An aventail.
A collar. (a ring or loop used to support and protect a rotating shaft)
A collar. (a ring or loop used to join together two parts of a shaft or pole)
(entomology) A collar. (lobed membranous expansion of the prothorax of some insects)
(zoology) A collar. (a band of feathers, fur, or scales about the neck of an animal that is of a contrasting color to what is near it)
Synonyms
(necklace): collaret
Etymology 2
From the action of securing a yoke around the coll (“neck”) of an animal.
Verb
collar (first-person singular present collo, past participle collat)
To join together objects through the use of nuts or bolts.
To collar a person or animal.
To establish control of a person or animal.
To twist. (to pressure someone to do something)
To screw. (to tighten a screw)
(textiles) To adjust a collador (“heddle”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of collar (first conjugation)
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/collar
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Post time: Jun-15-2017