collar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The part of a shirt, coat, or dress that fits around the neck.

   He turned up his collar against the wind.

2. 2
   noun

   A band put around an animal's neck, especially a dog's.

   She fastened a new collar on the puppy.

3. 3
   verb

   To catch and hold someone, or to stop them to talk.

   A reporter collared the minister as he left the building.

4. 4
   noun

   An arrest, in informal use.

   The detective was proud of the collar.

From Middle English coler, borrowed from Old French coler (Modern French collier), from Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris, from collum (“neck”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals, “neck”), Old English heals (“neck”). Compare Spanish cuello (“neck”). More at halse. Doublet of collet.

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