collar
part of speech
noun (a collar, collars); verb (collar, collars, collared, collaring)
meaning for a pupil
1) A collar is the part of a shirt, coat or dress that goes round the neck. tree →
2) A collar is a band of leather or other material put round an animal's neck, like a dog's collar. tree →
3) A collar is any ring or band round something, like a metal collar round a pipe. tree →
4) To collar someone means to catch and hold them, or stop them to talk to them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The neck opening or edge of a garment, as in "collar of my coat". Interpretation: In Psalm 133 the holy oil flowing to the collar of Aaron's robe is read by the tradition as a picture of the blessing of brothers dwelling together in unity. In the primary lessons: Everyday: school shirts have collars; dog and cat collars carry a name tag with a phone number in case the pet gets lost; a cat collar should be a safety «break-away» one so it does not get caught. In science, some animals have coloured «collars» of fur or feathers round their neck. Phrases: «shirt collar», «turn up your collar», «dog collar», «hot under the collar» (angry or embarrassed), «white-collar / blue-collar» (office or manual jobs).
examples
- By the great force of my disease is my garment disfigured; it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. (Writings JOB.30.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard; even Aaron's beard, that cometh down upon the collar of his garments; (Writings PSA.133.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Fold your collar down neatly. tree →
- The dog's collar has his name and our phone number on it. tree →
- It was so cold that I turned up my coat collar. tree →
- The kitten wears a collar with a little bell. tree →
- Dad got hot under the collar when we were late. tree →
- The teacher collared me after class to talk about my project. tree →
- My school shirt has a white collar. tree →
- The pigeon has a shiny green collar of feathers. tree →
- He ran and held the man by the collar. tree →
note
Countable: «a collar, collars». Spelled «-ar», not «-er» («collar», not «coller»). Do not confuse with «colour / color» or «caller» (a person who phones).
In the corpora
- By the great force of my disease is my garment disfigured; it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.
- Released animals often wear radio collars or satellite tags, so scientists can see whether they find food, survive and have young.
- Off with his whiskers!» (collar = grab), and by the time the court settles, the cook has gone.
- «Necessary» has one collar and two sleeves: one c, two s's.
- «Necessary» has one c and two s's: one collar, two sleeves.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «collar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.