## Meanings
1. The part of a shirt, coat, or dress that fits around the neck.
2. A band put around an animal's neck, especially a dog's.
3. To catch and hold someone, or to stop them to talk.
4. An arrest, in informal use.

## Examples
- He turned up his collar against the wind.
- She fastened a new collar on the puppy.
- A reporter collared the minister as he left the building.
- The detective was proud of the collar.

## Synonyms
- collum

## Derived Forms
- bell-collar
- black-collar
- blue-collar
- collar-bone
- collar-work
- collarbone
- collaring
- collarless
- collarmaker
- collarmaking
- e-collar
- gold-collar

## Related Forms
- accolade

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kʷel-
- Root: coler
- Root: collāre
- Root: collāris

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
collar is a noun and verb. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include *kʷel- (Proto-Indo-European), coler (Middle English), coler (Old French), collāre (Late Latin), and collāris (Latin). Current senses include the part of a shirt, coat, or dress that fits around the neck, a band put around an animal's neck, especially a dog's, and to catch and hold someone, or to stop them to talk. Derived forms include bell-collar, black-collar, blue-collar, collar-bone, and collar-work. Related words include accolade.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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