dog collar

English

A dog wearing a dog collar (sense 1).
A man wearing a dog collar (sense 2).

Noun

dog collar (plural dog collars)

  2. A collar for a dog.
  4. (informal) A clerical collar.
    • 2003 December 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “Labyrinth Day”, in Thurible.net‎[1]:
      I'm very pleased to have found a way of joining in which does not consist of three chaplains wearing dog collars sitting behind a desk looking intimidating.
    • 2015 October 16, Terence Handley MacMath, “Interview: Bob Bowie, director of business and academic development, Canterbury Christ Church University”, in Church Times‎[2]:
      My mother taught me to make prayer a daily part of life, and she taught me to challenge authority when it was wrong — even if it wore a dog collar.
  5. A close-fitting woman's necklace.
    Synonym: choker

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