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.
A
ring or cincture.
The neck or line of
junction between the root of a plant and its stem.
An ornament worn round the neck by
knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or
order.
A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with
esophagus.
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.
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.
A curb, or a
horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft.