Definition of "collar" []

• The part of a garment that encircles the neck. (noun)
• A necklace. (noun)
• A restraining or identifying band of leather, metal, or plastic put around the neck of an animal. (noun)
• The cushioned part of a harness that presses against the shoulders of a draft animal. (noun)
• Biology An encircling structure or bandlike marking, as around the neck of an animal, suggestive of a collar. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Police still haven't confirmed the device was a a bomb, but they called the bomb squad and evacuated houses nearby, so media reports are leading with the phrase "collar bomb.""
• "Two of them the collar is awesome on and once conditioned I dont have to use it very often at all."
• "The shirt has a polo collar, and inside the collar is a high quality woven small blue label that reads Arsenal, while engineered in to the side seam is a small label featuring two Arsenal canons either side of the club motto, ‘Victoria Concordia Crescit,’ which translates as ‘Victory Through Harmony’ flanked by two canons."