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collar

About 8.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Clothes that encircle the neck. 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.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.
  4. noun A chain worn around the neck.
  5. noun A similar detachable item.
  6. noun A coloured ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
  7. noun 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.
  8. noun A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal.

Similar words

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Word family

collared collaring collarless collars

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