n.
- a band of material around the neck of a shirt or other garment, either upright or turned over.
- a band put around the neck of a domestic animal, used to restrain or control it.
- a connecting band or pipe in a piece of machinery.
- Brit. a piece of meat rolled up and tied.
▸a cut of bacon taken from the neck of a pig.
v.
informal seize or apprehend (someone).
Derivative
- collared adj.
- collarless adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. colier, from L. collare ‘band for the neck’, from collum ‘neck’.