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Definition of Dog collar
1. Noun. A collar for a dog.
2. Noun. A stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy.
3. Noun. Necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck.
Generic synonyms: Necklace
Derivative terms: Choke, Collar, Collar
Definition of Dog collar
1. Noun. A collar for a dog ¹
2. Noun. (informal) a clerical collar ¹
3. Noun. A close-fitting woman's necklace; a choker ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dog Collar
Literary usage of Dog collar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided by Isaac Grant Thompson, Irving Browne (1871)
"Each of the declarations in these actions contained two counts, one in the nature
of trover for a dog and dog collar, and the other of trespass for breaking ..."
2. Tales and Novels by Maria Edgeworth (1893)
"Mr. Marshal sent a summons for the pawnbroker, that he might learn from him how
he came by the dog-collar. The pawnbroker, when he found ..."
3. The Angler's Note-book and Naturalist's Record: A Repertory of Fact, Inquiry (1880)
"DOG-COLLAR INSCRIPTIONS.—Our forefathers were quaint and curious in these legends.
Can your readers help me to a good one ? ADAM. THE NIGHTINGALE IN IRELAND ..."
4. London labour and the London poor: Cyclopædia of the Condition and Earnings by Henry Mayhew (1861)
"I 'm ashamed of the dog-collar locks ; I can buy them at 2ri. a dozen, or 1л.
... Any regular dog-collar seller will undertake to get a name engraved upon ..."
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