dog collar
Americannoun
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a collar used to restrain or identify a dog.
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Informal. a close-fitting necklace, as a wide band covered with or composed of precious or semiprecious stones; choker.
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Slang. a collar of the type worn by some clergymen, priests, etc., having the opening at the back; clerical collar.
noun
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a collar for a dog
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an informal name for a clerical collar
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informal a tight-fitting necklace
Etymology
Origin of dog collar
First recorded in 1515–25
Example Sentences
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No crucifix, not even a simple dog collar.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
And this week Mayfield’s camp began selling T-shirts depicting the fifth-year QB in a cowboy hat with the words “off the leash,” showing him breaking free of a chain on a dog collar.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022
Produced in collaboration with iam8bit, the soundtrack is a two-LP set featuring red vinyl and a corgi-colored furry jacket complete with Ein’s dog collar.
From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2022
Quentin Tarantino claimed the prize – a dog collar – for himself at the awards ceremony, a move that went down badly with the assembled audience!
From The Guardian • May 25, 2019
I could only feel Mrs. O’Leary’s fur and my fingers wrapped around the bronze links of her dog collar.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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