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| blouse |
a garment worn on the upper body, usu. by women and children, and having a bodice and optional collar and sleeves. [1/4 definitions] |
| button-down |
with the collar tips held down with buttons. |
| chesterfield |
a tailored, single- or double-breasted topcoat having a velvet collar. [1/2 definitions] |
| choker |
a necklace or high collar that fits closely. [1/2 definitions] |
| clerical collar |
a stiff narrow white collar, fastened at the back of the neck, worn by certain members of the clergy. |
| collar |
to provide with or attach a collar to. [1/7 definitions] |
| collarless |
combined form of collar. |
| cowl |
a loose neckline or collar that is draped to look like a cowl. [1/6 definitions] |
| dickey |
a detachable collar. [1/5 definitions] |
| dog tag |
a usu. metal identification tag to be attached to a dog's collar. [1/2 definitions] |
| Eton collar |
a broad white collar worn over the lapels of an Eton jacket, or a collar like this. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. [1/2 definitions] |
| garrote |
a form of execution, used formerly in Spain, by which a metal collar was gradually tightened around the victim's neck. [2/5 definitions] |
| gorget |
a collar, esp. a decorative one. [1/4 definitions] |
| hame |
either of two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness collar that fit on either side of a draft animal's neck and to which the traces are attached. |
| lapel |
an extension of a collar down the front of the chest and folded back toward it over the front of the garment. |
| leash |
a length of leather, chain, rope, or the like, attached to the collar of an animal in order to lead it or keep it under control. [1/3 definitions] |
| necktie |
a strip of fabric worn around the neck, usu. by men, under the collar of a shirt and knotted at the throat. |
| oxbow |
a U-shaped wooden collar that attaches a yoke to the neck of an ox. [1/2 definitions] |
| polo shirt |
a pullover sport shirt of knitted cotton or a cotton blend, usu. having a soft collar and a button placket. |
| rabat |
a plain, black, false shirt front worn with a clerical collar by some clergymen. |
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