dog collar

American  

noun

dog collars plural

1. a collar used to restrain or identify a dog.

2. Informal. a close-fitting necklace, as a wide band covered with or composed of precious or semiprecious stones; choker.

3. Slang. a collar of the type worn by some clergymen, priests, etc., having the opening at the back; clerical collar.

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dog collar British  

noun

1. a collar for a dog

2. an informal name for a clerical collar

3. informal a tight-fitting necklace

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dog collars
  plural

Etymology

Origin of dog collar

First recorded in 1515–25

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

dog collar

The driving force behind that is Padre Pepe, a chatty parish priest in jeans and checked shirt rather than a dog collar.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

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

President Warren G. Harding’s Ohio hometown says a reward offered by one of its listeners is providing new hope of finding a long lost dog collar stolen from his historic home.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2021

Both women laugh as Van Gorder retrieves a dog collar.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 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