GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Collar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring.]
1. To seize by the collar.
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2. To put a collar on.
3. to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as put the collar on.
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To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it.
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Collared (kŏl‑lẽrd), a.
1. Wearing a collar. “Collared with gold.” Chaucer.
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2. (Her.) Wearing a collar; -- said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins.
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3. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, “collared beef”. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t.
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