Collar may refer to:

Human neckwear

Clerical collar A clerical collar, Roman collar, clergy collar, or, informally, dog collar, is an item of Christian clerical clothing. Overview The clerical collar is almost always white and was originally made of cotton or linen but is now frequently made of pl ...

(informally ''dog collar''), a distinctive collar used by the clergy of some Christian religious denominations *

Collar (clothing) In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines such as revers and lapels, by being made ...

, the part of a garment that fastens around or frames the neck *

Collar (jewelry) In jewelry, a collar is an ornament for the neck. The term collar is an older word for necklace. It is usually reserved today for a necklace that lies flat to the body rather than hanging freely, and it rests directly above the collar bone. In ...

, an ornament for the neck *

Collar (order) A collar, also known as collar of an order, is an ornate chain, often made of gold and Vitreous enamel, enamel, and set with precious stones, which is worn about the neck as a symbol of membership in various chivalric orders. It is a particular f ...

, a symbol of membership in various chivalric orders *

Designation of workers by collar color Collar color is a set of terms denoting groups of working individuals based on the colors of their Collar (clothing), collars worn at work. These commonly reflect one's occupation within a broad class, or sometimes gender. White-collar workers are ...

Livery collar A livery collar or chain of office is a collar (jewelry), collar or heavy Link chain, chain, usually of gold, worn as insignia of office or a mark of fealty or other association in Europe from the Middle Ages onwards. One of the oldest and best- ...

, including Collar of Esses, worn around the neck and shoulders as a mark of office *

Ruff (clothing) A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century. The round and flat variation is often called a millstone collar after its resemblance to ...

, a type of collar worn in Western Europe from the mid-sixteenth century to the mid-seventeenth century *

Slave Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, with the slave's location of work and residence dictated by the party that holds them in bondage. Enslavemen ...

collar *

Collar (BDSM) In BDSM, a collar is a device of any material worn by a person to indicate their submissive or slave Slavery is the ownership of a person as property, especially in regards to their labour. Slavery typically involves compulsory work, wit ...

, a device of any material placed around the neck of the submissive partner in BDSM

Animal collars

Collar (animal) An animal collar is a device that attaches to the neck of an animal to allow it to be harnessed or restrained. Types of collars Pet collar A piece of material put around the neck of certain pet animals, such as dogs, cats, or pigs, for co ...

, a strap around an animal's neck to which a leash or tag may be attached *

Dog collar A dog collar is a piece of material put around the neck of a dog. A Collar (animal), collar may be used for restraint, identification, fashion, protection, or training (although some aversive training collars are illegal in many countries ). Ide ...

, a piece of material put around the neck of a dog *

Cat collar A cat collar is a piece of material put around the neck of a cat. Cat collars are put on cats by their owners for identification, fashion, protection (as from fleas), restraint, or to warn off prey, and may be worn by cats that are indoor-only as w ...

, a piece of material put around the neck of a cat *

Elizabethan collar An Elizabethan collar, E collar, buster collar, pet ruff or pet cone (sometimes humorously called a treat funnel, lamp-shade, radar dish, dog-saver, collar cone, or cone of shame) is a protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat ...

, a protective device round the neck and head of an animal *

Flea collar An animal collar is a device that attaches to the neck of an animal to allow it to be harnessed or restrained. Types of collars Pet collar A piece of material put around the neck of certain pet animals, such as dogs, cats, or pigs, for co ...

or insect-repellent collar, an animal collar impregnated with pesticide *

Horse collar A horse collar is a part of a horse harness that is used to distribute the load around a horse's neck and shoulders when pulling a wagon or plough. The collar often supports and pads a pair of curved metal or wooden pieces, called hames, to wh ...

, means of transferring pulling effort of draught horse to its load *

Shock collar A shock collar or remote training collar, also known as an e-collar, Ecollar, or electronic collar, is a type of training collar that delivers shocks to the neck of a dog in a misguided effort to change behavior. These collars incorporate a radi ...

, an animal-training collar which creates an electric shock *

Tracking collar GPS animal tracking is a process whereby biologists, scientific researchers, or conservation agencies can remotely observe relatively fine-scale movement or migratory patterns in a free-ranging wild animal using the Global Positioning System ( ...

, a collar which uses a radio beacon or GPS to allow an animal to be tracked

Other uses

Cervical collar A cervical collar, also known as a neck brace, is a medical device used to support and immobilize a person's neck. It is also applied by emergency personnel to those who have had traumatic head or neck injuries, although they should not be rou ...

, a medical device worn round the neck to support the head * Collar,

collar beam A collar beam or collar is a horizontal member between two rafters and is very common in domestic roof construction. Often a collar is structural but they may be used simply to frame a ceiling. A collar beam is often called a collar tie but this ...

or collar tie, a structural element in roof framing between two rafters *

Collar (baseball) This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries. 0–9 0 :"Oh and ..." See count. 1 ...

, jargon for a player getting no hits in a game * ''Collar'' (film), a 2014 Canadian horror film *

Collar (finance) In finance, a collar is an option strategy that limits the range of possible positive or negative returns on an underlying to a specific range. A collar strategy is used as one of the ways to hedge against possible losses and it represents lon ...

, a combination of an equal number of call and put options at slightly different exercise prices *

Collar neighbourhood In topology, a branch of mathematics, a collar neighbourhood of a manifold with boundary M is a neighbourhood A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger to ...

, in topology a thickening of a submanifold *Police slang for an

arrest An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody (legal protection or control), usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be question ...

Shaft collar The shaft collar is a simple, yet important, machine component found in many Transmission (mechanics), power transmission applications, most notably electric motor, motors and gearboxes. The collars are used as mechanical stops, locating componen ...

or drill collar, a piece of hardware used on power transmission devices as a mechanical stop, locating device, or bearing face *

Collar (group) Collar (commonly stylised in all caps) is a Hong Kong girl group formed from a television channel ViuTV's reality talent show ''King Maker IV'' operated by the broadcaster HK Television Entertainment in 2021. The group consists of seven members ...

, a Hong Kong Cantopop girl group * "The Collar", a song by Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake from ''

Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake ''Mister'', usually written in its contracted form ''Mr.'' (American English) or ''Mr'' (British English), is a commonly used English honorific for men without a higher honorific, or professional title, or any of various designations of office. ...

'' * "Collared" (''The Detectives''), a 1994 television episode *

Pallet collar A pallet collar is a type of wooden packaging that works together with a classic wooden pallet or custom pallets. The main difference in comparison to a normal wooden box is the possibility to collapse a pallet collar when not in use. As such, p ...

, a type of box for transport of bulk items

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*'' F Collar'', a business established in 1932 manufacturing oars, masts and spars

Human neckwear

Animal collars

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