collar

Collar may refer to:

Human neckwear

• Clerical [神职人员的] collar (informally dog collar), a distinctive collar used by the clergy of some Christian religious denominations [宗教派别]
• Collar (clothing), the part of a garment that fastens around or frames the neck
• Collar (jewelry), an ornament for the neck
• Collar (order), a symbol of membership in various chivalric orders [骑士勋位]
• Designation of workers by collar color. 蓝领、白领、pink-collar: of, relating to, or constituting a class of employees in occupations (such as nursing and clerical jobs) traditionally held by women
• Livery collars were used to wear in the Middle Ages as insignia [标志] of a guild [公会] or a symbol of fealty [效忠] of noble house [royal family].
• Ruff (clothing), a type of collar worn in Western Europe from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century

Animal collars

• Collar (animal), a strap around an animal's neck to which a leash or tag may be attached
• Dog collar, a piece of material put around the neck of a dog
• Elizabethan collar, a protective device round the neck and head of an animal
• Flea collar or insect-repellent collar, an animal collar impregnated [使充满] with pesticide
• Horse collar, means of transferring pulling effort of draught horse to its load
• Shock collar, an animal-training collar which creates an electric shock
• Tracking collar, a collar which uses a radio beacon or GPS to allow an animal to be tracked

Other uses

• Cervical [related to the neck] collar, a medical device worn round the neck to support the head
• Collar, collar beam or collar tie, a structural element in roof framing between two rafters
• Collar (baseball), jargon for a player getting no hits in a game
• Collar (finance), a combination of an equal number of call and put options at slightly different exercise prices. 相同数量的看涨期权和看跌期权的组合，行使价格略有不同。
• Police slang for an arrest
• Shaft collar or drill collar, a piece of hardware used on power transmission devices as a mechanical stop, locating device, or bearing face

六级/考研单词: collar, clergy, secular, clothe, garment, fasten, jewel, ornament, designate, constitute, noble, strap, tag, pesticide, draught, beam, jargon, shaft, drill, hardware, bearing