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Antonyms for collar

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kol-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒl ər


Definition of collar

Origin :
  • c.1300, "neck armor, gorget," from Old French coler "neck, collar" (12c., Modern French collier), from Latin collare "necklace, band or chain for the neck," from collum "the neck," from PIE *kwol-o- "neck" (cf. Old Norse and Middle Dutch hals "neck"), literally "that on which the head turns," from root *kwel- "move round, turn about" (see cycle (n.)). Late 14c. as "border at the neck of a garment."
  • noun neck attire
  • verb apprehend
Example sentences :
  • The knight wears the collar of SS, and his arms are on his surcoat.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home
  • He ran his finger around his collar—an old gesture; but the collar was very loose.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • His collar was low for the mode, his gloveless hands were red.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Martin was thankful when he felt the collar buttons in their holes.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • He tugged at his collar as if to breathe the easier, cleared his throat and began again.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • He wore no collar nor any coat; nor did he bring one with him, so the Warden said.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • I caught him by the collar, too; and had to drag him in very much in the way I had done with Lewis.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • "I beg the fauvour of your name, sir," said the stranger, adjusting his collar.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • It was wonderful what a difference that collar made; he didn't look like the same boy.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • He ties his necktie and pulls down his coat and brushes off the collar.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

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