collar

Noun

1. (masculine) a collar (a chain or belt placed around the neck of an animal)
2. (masculine) a collar (a solid circle of metal placed around the neck of a slave or prisoner)
3. (masculine) a collar (any ornament placed at the neck)
4. (historical, masculine) a collar (a gold chain worn about the neck as a badge of belonging to certain chivalric orders)
5. (masculine) a necklace
6. (historical, masculine) an aventail
7. (masculine) a collar (a ring or loop used to support and protect a rotating shaft)
8. (masculine) a collar (a ring or loop used to join together two parts of a shaft or pole)
9. (masculine) a collar (lobed membranous expansion of the prothorax of some insects)
10. (masculine) 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)

Verb

1. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to join together objects through the use of nuts or bolts
2. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to collar a person or animal
3. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to establish control of a person or animal
4. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to twist (to pressure someone)
5. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to screw (to tighten a screw)
6. (Balearic, Central, Valencia) to adjust a collador (“heddle”)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kuˈʎa]

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin collāre (“an unattached item worn about the neck”), from Latin collāris.

Concepts

collar

necklace

screw

string of beads

assemble

aventail

beads

choker

Synonyms

collaret

jou

fil

🧵

enfilall

collera

Translations

collar

collier

colar

collana

Halskette

halsketting

monile

coleira

naszyjnik

κολιέ

halsband

collare

Halsband

girocollo

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