Definition of Dog collar

1. Noun. A collar for a dog.

Generic synonyms: Collar

2. Noun. A stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy.
Exact synonyms: Clerical Collar, Roman Collar
Generic synonyms: Collar, Neckband

3. Noun. Necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck.
Exact synonyms: Choker, Collar, Neckband
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

dog and bones
dog and cat
dog and pony show
dog and pony shows
dog around
dog bag
dog bee
dog bent
dog biscuit
dog biscuits
dog bite
dog bone
dog bones
dog breeding
dog catcher
dog collar (current term)
dog collars
dog day
dog days
dog disease
dog diseases
dog distemper virus
dog do
dog ear
dog eared
dog eat dog
dog fennel
dog fight
dog flea

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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