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collar

1. col.lar \'ka:l-*r\ \-*r-l*s\ n [ME coler, fr. OF, fr. L collare, fr. 
   collum neck; akin to ON] & OHG hals neck, OE hwe-ol wheel - more at WHEEL 
   1: a band, strip, or chain worn around the neck : as  1a: a band that 
   serves to finish or decorate the neckline of a garment  1b: a short 
   necklace  1c: a band about the neck of an animal  1d: a part of the harness 
   of draft animals fitted over the shoulders and ta king strain when a load 
   is drawn 2: something resembling a collar in shape or use (as a ring or 
   round flange  to restrain motion or hold something in place) 3: any of 
   various animal structures or markings likened to a collar  - col.lar.less 
   aj
2. collar vt 1a: to seize by the collar or neck  1b: CAPTURE, GRAB  1c: to 
   get control of : PREEMPT  2: to put a collar on