Collar may refer to:

Human neckwear

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 The clerical collar is almost always white and was originally made of cotton or linen but is now frequently made of plastic.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

(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 f ...

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

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

, 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 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 form of the livery ...

, 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 collars worn at work. These can commonly reflect one's occupation within a broad class, or sometimes gender; at least in the late 20th and 21st cent ...

Livery collar A livery collar or chain of office is a collar or heavy 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-known livery collars is the Col ...

, 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 and 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 millston ...

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

Slave Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

collar *

Collar (BDSM) In a BDSM context, a collar is a device of any material worn by a person around the neck to indicate their submissive or slave status in a BDSM relationship. A person wearing a collar to symbolize their relationship with another is said to be col ...

, 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 may be used for restraint, identification, fashion, or protection. Identification tags and medical information are often placed on dog collars. Collars are often used in ...

, 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 used for identification, fashion, protection (as from fleas), restraint, or to warn off prey, and may be worn by cats that are indoor-only as well as cats with outdoo ...

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

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

, 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 is any of a family of training collars (also called e-collars, Ecollars, or electronic collars) that deliver electrical stimulation of varying intensity and duration to the neck of a dog (they can also be ...

, 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 wikt:migration, migratory patterns in a free-ranging wild animal using the Global Positi ...

, 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, and can be used to treat chronic m ...

, 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) C Cactus League :The group of teams that conduct their pre-season spring training exhibition games in Arizona where the cactus grows in abundance. See also Grapefruit League. caddy :A caddy's sole function is to come in as a substitute in the ...

, 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 long p ...

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

Shaft collar The shaft collar is a simple, yet important, machine component found in many power transmission applications, most notably motors and gearboxes. The collars are used as mechanical stops, locating components, and bearing faces. The simple design ...

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 as COLLAR) is a Hong Kong Cantopop 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 eight m ...

, 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 ''Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake'' is an album by English psychedelic folk band the Sea Nymphs. Recorded and released in 1984 under the name Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake, it was the band's only recording to be distributed prior to their 1991 r ...

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F Collar Collars Oars is a UK, Oxford based business specialising in producing hand crafted wooden yacht masts, wooden oars and spars. The company is currently owned by Freeland Yachtspars Limited and has exchanged hands several times since it was foun ...

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