dog collar
- a collar used to restrain or identify a dog.
- Informal. a close-fitting necklace, as a wide band covered with or composed of precious or semiprecious stones; choker.
- Slang. a collar of the type worn by some clergymen, priests, etc., having the opening at the back; clerical collar.
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Origin of dog collar
First recorded in 1515–25
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Historical Examples
But I expect it'll just be my luck to win a dog-collar or a muzzle.
A dog-collar gentleman, I must explain, is Authority Incarnate.
Caught by the TurksFrancis Yeats-Brown
If her age were betrayed by her neck, the dog-collar of pearls concealed the ravage.
What Will People Say?Rupert Hughes
A glittering comb topped her high white pompadour, and a dog-collar of diamonds encircled her wrinkled neck.
QuinAlice Hegan Rice
A policeman, of the "dog-collar" species, seemed particularly interested in them.
Eastern Nights - and FlightsAlan Bott
dog collar
- a collar for a dog
- an informal name for a clerical collar
- informal a tight-fitting necklace
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