Col"lar (?), n. [OE. coler,
coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace,
collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L.
collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals.
Cf. Hals, n.] 1.
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.
2. (Arch.) (a) A
ring or cincture. (b) A collar
beam.
3. (Bot.) The neck or line of
junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
Gray.
4. An ornament worn round the neck by
knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or
order.
5. (Zoöl.) (a)
A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with
esophagus. (b) A colored ring round
the neck of a bird or mammal.
6. (Mech.) 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. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a
stuffing box are sometimes called collars.
7. (Naut.) 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.
8. (Mining) A curb, or a
horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.
Raymond.
Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal
piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite
rafters; -- also, called simply collar. --
Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn
bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] Johnson. --
Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the
English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary
orders, wear the collars of those orders. -- To slip
the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self
from difficulty, labor, or engagement. Spenser.
Col"lar, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Collared (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Collaring.] 1. To seize
by the collar.
2. To put a collar on.
To collar beef (or other meat), to roll
it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking
it.
