(collar)

Definition of (collar) in English English dictionary
Medici collar: A fan-shaped (especially lace) collar, standing upright behind the head and sloping down to meet a square neckline in front
Ruperta tonight was in a narrow black bengaline costume with a Medici collar and cuffs of bastard chinchilla.
against the collar: in a tight spot
bell-collar: A strip of leather, put around the neck of animals, to which a bell is attached
bishop's collar: a pint of Guinness (or similar) having too much head on top
black-collar: Of or pertaining to employment in the black market; that is, to engagement in illicit trade or distribution of untaxed goods and services
blue-collar: Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers
Even as a tenured professor, she remained proud of her blue-collar values.
blue-collar: Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor
Blue-collar workers represent a diminishing segment of society.
choke collar: A dog's collar which tightens itself so as to choke the dog, when it pulls the leash. Used especially for training
clerical collar: A stiff white collar, having no opening at the front, fastened at the back, worn by members of the Christian clergy
collar: The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket...) that fits around the neck and throat
collar: A band or chain around an animal's neck, used to restrain and/or identifie it
Make sure your dog has a collar holding an identification tag.
collar: To grab or seize by the collar or neck
collar: A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of a draft animal
collar: A similar detachable item
collar: Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing
collar: To arrest
collar: Anything that encircles the neck
collar: A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline
collar: To preempt, control stringently and exclusively
collar: To place a collar on, to fit with one
Collar and leash agressive dogs.
collar: To bind in conversation
I managed to collar Fred in the office for an hour.
collar: To seize, capture or detain
collar: A chain worn around the neck
collar: Any encircling device or structure
A nylon collar kept the bolt from damaging the surface underneath.
dog collar: a clerical collar
dog collar: A collar for a dog
dog collar: A close-fitting woman's necklace; a choker
flashing collar: an accessory flashing used to cover and/or seal soil pipe vents and other penetrations through a roof (sometimes referred to as roof jack or flashing boot)
gray-collar: Of or pertaining to working-class professions that do not involve significant manual labor, such as skilled technical professions, combining elements of blue-collar and white-collar
Vocational training reaches greater fractions of the labor force in nations like West Germany; large Japanese companies invest more heavily in job-related training for blue- and gray-collar employees than do American firms.
green-collar: Of or pertaining to employment in the environment or environmentalism industries
Studies for the UK suggest that the more than 100,000 existing 'green collar' workers in environmental occupations could be joined by many thousands more, both in the private sector and in the 'social economy' of community enterprises.
green-collar: Of or pertaining to rural, agricultural employment; often contrasted with urban blue-collar employment
Qualification structure of the workforce (%)19801997 Blue-collar29.733.5 Green-collar21.210.0 White-collar25.031.7 Grey-collar24.024.8.
grey-collar: Alternative spelling of gray-collar
hot under the collar: Angry, agitated
A controversial history textbook has IFP members hot under the collar and has resulted in two protest marches being scheduled for KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday.
mandarin collar: A short unfolded stand-up collar on a shirt or jacket
open-collar: Of or pertaining to work that is done from home, especially via the Internet
Far from being some special breed in three-button suits, these hard-working people are blue collar as often as white collar and, increasingly, the open collar workers of the information age.
pink-collar: Of or pertaining to employees in predominately female service industries
These days, girls and women of all ages are still reading them, particularly the blue collar or pink collar workers or wives of blue collar workers.
radio collar: A radio transmitter, fastened to a wild animal, (usually around the neck) so that the animal's movements may be tracked
rain collar: A counterflashing used to wrap a penetration and prevent water infiltration through the top of the penebration base flashing
scarlet-collar: Of or pertaining to female entrepreneurs in the Internet sex industry
'Scarlet collar' workers are the feminists of the modern age, say psychologists, free from coercion and the dangers of the traditional, male dominated business..
white-collar: Pertaining to the culture of white-collar workers, as values, politics, etc.; contrasted with blue-collar
white-collar: Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar
white-collar crime: A non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money
white-collar crimes: plural form of white-collar crime
white-collar worker: A salaried professional or clerical worker
pink-collar: pink-collar jobs/workers/industries etc low-paid jobs done mainly by women, for example in offices and restaurants, or the women who do these jobs white-collar, blue-collar
collar: {v} to seize by the collar, to roll hard up
collar: {n} something put around the neck, a band
c collar: Cervical collar
upturned collar: An upturned collar is an otherwise flat, protruding collar of either a shirt, jacket, or coat that has been turned upward. In recent years, some have perceived this as a "fashion signal."
white-collar crime: Within the field of criminology, white-collar crime or 'incorporated governance' has been defined by Edwin Sutherland "...as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation." Sutherland was a proponent of Symbolic Interactionism, and believed that criminal behaviour was learned from interpersonal interaction with others. White-collar crime therefore overlaps with corporate crime because the opportunity for fraud, bribery, insider trading, embezzlement, computer crime, and forgery is more available to white-collar employees
Eton collar: A broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
Peter Pan collar: A small, close-fitting, usually flat collar with rounded ends meeting in front
Vandyke collar: A large collar of linen or lace having a deeply indented or scalloped edge
blue collar worker: worker in lower-paying manual labor professions (such as miner, construction worker, etc.), common laborer
blue-collar: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G B Shaw
blue-collar: of or designating manual industrial work or workers
blue-collar: Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices. white-collar. blue-collar workers do physical work, rather than working in offices white-collar, pink-collar pink-collar
blue-collar: {s} word used to describe lower-level jobs (such as miners, construction workers, etc.)
blue-collar workers: workers in lower-paying manual labor professions (such as miners, construction workers, etc.), common laborers
choke collar: A chain collar that tightens like a noose when the leash is pulled, used to train or control dogs or other animals. Also called choke chain
clerical collar: a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
clerical collar: A stiff white collar in the shape of a band fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the Christian clergy
collar: A collar beam
collar: A collar is a band of leather or plastic which is put round the neck of a dog or cat
collar: A band or chain around an animals neck, used to restrain the animal and/or for identification
collar: A maximum and minimum dividend amount issued by the company (protecting the company as well as the shareholders)
collar: furnish with a collar; "collar the dog"
collar: a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
collar: To place a collar on
collar: The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars
collar: To put a collar on
collar: The lowest price acceptable to the issuer of an IPO
collar: A device present in a coining press to restrict the outward flow of metal during striking and to put the design, if any, on the edge of the coin
collar: the edge die of a coin that prevents the coin from spreading out when it is struck
collar: A leather, chain, nylon, or cotton apparatus that fits around the dog's neck and is used for control Comes in several types: buckle, slip collar, choker and prong Buckle collars can be used to train puppies and mild-mannered dogs that do not pull against the leash Leather or flat nylon slip collars are helpful for dogs that are boisterous and dogs that pull hard against the leash Chain or round nylon choker collars require skill to use but are the most common in training classes The Volhard collar is a variation of the choker that is easier to fit and use Prong collars are made of interlocking metal links with blunt prongs that can be worn next to the dog's neck or facing out from his neck Prong collars are helpful with large and boisterous dogs and with dogs that are easily distracted from the business at hand All collars must be fitted properly in order to work effectively
collar: Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog
collar: (1) A coupling device with internal threads used to join two pieces of threaded pipe of the same size (2) Drill collar A thick walled steel pipe used to stabilize the bottom-hole drilling assembly The drill collars are used to provide the weight required to drill the hole The collars are usually under compression while the drill pipe is always under tension
collar: - Refers to the donut shaped ceramic insulator inserted into the end of an electrode shell to keep it centered and protects the end of the shell
collar: {i} part of a shirt that encircles the neck; band worn around the neck of a dog or other animal
collar: An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order
collar: a donut-like shape under the ventilator added to make the ventilator ball less likely to breakage when cast Many of the Original 17 lighthouses were modified during production at Castle Studios by adding a collar
collar: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
collar: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
collar: Interest-rate option that guarantees that the rate on a floating-rate loan will not exceed a certain upper level nor fall below a lower level It is designed to protect an investor against wide fluctuations in interest rates
collar: A part of harness designed to distribute the load around the shoulders of the draft animal
collar: Most of our classic shirts are non-fused with a woven interlining (free-floating piece of material in the collar) Premium shirts all have fused collars
collar: a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
collar: A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall
collar: Rear portion of crown Synonym(s): nape, hindneck In picture it is referred to as hindneck
collar: The part of a shirt or jacket that fits around the neck and throat
collar: ~ Upper and lower limits (cap and floor, respectively) on the interest rate of a floating-rate security
collar: ~ Upper and lower limits (cap and floor, respectively) on the interst rate of a floating-rate security
collar: Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions; see -collar
collar: seize by the neck or collar
collar: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
collar: {f} grab or grasp by the collar; take prisoner; catch; put a collar on
collar: An upper and lower limit on the coupon of a floating rate note The issuer pays a premium for the collar
collar: A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal
collar: The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem
collar: To seize by the collar
collar: To seize or detain
collar: A device in a coining press used to restrict the outward flow of metal during striking Allows the rounding of coins to be much more precise Also, can be used to put an edge design on the coin
collar: (I) A section on the shaft of the oar which has ridges running around it, perpendicular to the line of the shaft This part sits in the swivel and the button clamps around the ridges
collar: a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"
collar: The portion of the leaf where the sheath and leaf join
collar: An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured
collar: The term applied to the timbering or concrete around the mouth or top of a shaft The beginning point of a shaft or drill hole at the surface
collar: If you collar someone who has done something wrong or who is running away, you catch them and hold them so that they cannot escape. As Kerr fled towards the exit, Boycott collared him at the ticket barrier. = grab
collar: The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over. His tie was pulled loose and his collar hung open. a coat with a huge fake fur collar. see also blue-collar, dog-collar, white-collar
collar: A ring or cincture
collar: A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus
collar: Collapsible wooden container or bin which transforms a pallet into a box
collar: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
collar: Upper and lower limits (cap and floor, respectively) on the interest rate of a floating-rate security
collar: The simultaneous purchase of a cap and the sale of a floor with the aim of maintaining interest rates within a defined range The premium income from the sale of the floor reduces or offsets the cost of buying the cap
collar: This is a strategy commonly used in hedging It involves purchasing a put and selling an otm call to pay for the put option purchased Of course, the reverse can be constructed as well with the purchase of a call and sale of a put option
collar: A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft
collar: The area on the outer (abaxial) side of a leaf at the junction of the sheath and blade
collar: > A tightly fitting wide band worn around the neck, which is typically gem-set
collar blight: a disease affecting the trunks of pear and apple trees
collar bone: The clavicle
collar bone: {i} bone located in the top of the shoulder extending outward from the neck
collar someone: grab someone by the collar
collar stud: an object like a button, used to fasten old-fashioned collars to shirts
dog collar: a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
dog collar: n1 : a collar for a dog2 slang : CLERICAL COLLAR3 : a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace
dog collar: collar for a dog; woman's necklace that fits snugly around the neck, choker; stiff white clerical collar worn by priests (Informal)
dog collar: refers to a multi-strand (as many as five) choker-length necklace, usually joined together with a single clasp
dog collar: A wide, tight fitting necklace
dog collar: A wide "choker" style necklace worn tight around the neck above the collarbone just like a dog's collar, this look was popular in Edwardian times, around the turn of the twentieth century This look was popularized by Queen Alexandra, who had a long graceful neck
dog collar: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck
dog collar: Broad necklace worn tightly around the neck Often consists of multi parallel strands of beads, pearls or stones
dog collar: [Slang] clerical collar; a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace
dog-collar: A dog-collar is a collar worn by a dog
dog-collar: A dog-collar is a stiff, round, white collar that fastens at the back and that is worn by Christian priests and ministers. = clerical collar
eton collar: broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket
flea collar: A collar, as for a cat or dog, containing a substance that repels or kills fleas. a special collar, worn by a dog or cat, that contains chemicals to keep fleas away from them
hot under the collar(p): very angry
livery collar: {i} chain of office, massive gold chain or collar worn as insignia of office during the Middle Ages
mandarin collar: A narrow upright collar usually divided in front
peter pan collar: a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front
pink-collar: of or relating to a class of jobs once traditionally filled by women; "a pink-collar employee
radio collar: A collar fitted with a small radio transmitter that when attached to a wild animal can be used in tracking the animal's movements by radio telemetry
slip one's collar: let loose, relax, loosen up
stiff collar: rigid collar, hard part of a shirt surrounding the neck
turn the collar: reverse the collar, turn over the collar
turtleneck collar: a high close-fitting turnover collar
white collar crime: felony which affects the money of officials or business people
white collar worker: official, business people
white-collar: those having professions free of hard labor, office and professional workers, managerial and clerical apparatus
white-collar: of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper
white-collar: White-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work such as making things in factories or building things. White-collar workers now work longer hours. blue-collar
white-collar: White-collar crime is committed by people who work in offices, and involves stealing money secretly from companies or the government, or getting money in an illegal way
white-collar workers: business people, people with independent jobs
wing collar: A shirt collar, used especially in men's formal clothing, in which the front edges are folded down in such a way as to resemble a pair of wings. a type of shirt collar for men that is worn with very formal clothes