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n. [ Cf. Bole the stem of a tree, and Pollard. ] An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used in veering or fastening ropes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bollard timber (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead, rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of the bowsprit, to secure its end. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n. ] 1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament, restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a lady's collar; the collar of a dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Zool.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding something to its place, or for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a stuffing box are sometimes called collars. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. Raymond. [ 1913 Webster ]

Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply collar. --
Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [ Eng. ] Johnson. --
Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the English court, when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear the collars of those orders. --
To slip the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Collared p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring. ] 1. To seize by the collar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put a collar on.

3. to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as put the collar on. [ PJC ]

To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Anat.) The clavicle, a bone linking the scapula and sternum. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a variety of kale (Brassica oleracea) having smooth leaves; a type of colewort. It is grown in the southern U. S. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. pl. [ Corrupted fr. colewort. ] 1. Same as collards{ 1 }. [ Colloq. Southern U. S. ]
Syn. -- collards. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. pl. [ Corrupted fr. colewort. ] 1. Young cabbage, used as “greens”; esp. the leaves of a kind of kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) cultivated for that purpose, the collard or colewort. [ Colloq. Southern U. S. ]
Syn. -- collard greens. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. A kind of kale (Brassica oleracea acephala) cultivated in the southern United States as a vegetable. [ PJC ]

a. 1. Wearing a collar. “Collared with gold.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Wearing a collar; -- said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of several species of lizards of the genus Crotaphytus and the family Iguanidae, of the central and western U.S. and northern Mexico, having long tails and usually bearing markings on the neck appearing like a collar of two black bands. RHUD [ PJC ]

{ ‖, n. [ F. collerette, dim. of collier. See Collar. ] A small collar; specif., a woman's collar of lace, fur, or other fancy material. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Corollaries [ L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr. corolla. See Corolla. ] 1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,
Rather than want a spirit. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St. Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale. ] 1. (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now, the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained 24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each dollar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A coin of the same general weight and value as the United States silver dollar, though differing slightly in different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other European countries. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in value in different countries, commonly employed in the United States and a number of other countries, including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean, Liberia, and several others. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop. --
Dollar fish (Zool.), a fish of the United States coast (Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish, and Lafayette. See Butterfish. --
Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of alloy.

A paper note printed by the Treasury, or by one of the Federal Reserve Banks under authority of the treasury, having the value of one dollar. Also five dollar bill, ten dollar bill, etc.: notes with the value of five, ten, etc. dollars. Prior to 1964 such notes could be redeemed for the equivalent dollar value in silver coins, but in that year the backing of the currency with silver was discontinued. Such notes not convertible into precious metals at a fixed rate are called "fiat money", receiving their value solely from the good faith of the issuing government and the confidence of those using the currency. [ PJC ]

n. (Zool.) A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. small food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the Atlantic coast.
Syn. -- Poronotus triacanthus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies.
Syn. -- moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead, Selene setapinnis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To furnish or surround with a collar. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. Lollardi, Lullardi, from Walter Lolhardus, a German; cf. LG. & D. lollen to mumble, to hum, sing in a murmuring strain; hence, OD. lollaerd a mumbler, i. e., of prayers or psalms, which was prob. the origin of the name. See Loll, Lull. ] (Eccl. Hist.) (a) One of a sect of early reformers in Germany. (b) One of the followers of Wyclif in England. [ Called also Loller. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

By Lollards all know the Wyclifities are meant, so called from Walter Lollardus, one of their teachers in Germany. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The doctrines or principles of the Lollards. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not buttoned at the neck; -- of a shirt; as, dressed casually in shorts and an open-collared shirt. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Poll the head. ] 1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the ground, that may throw out branches. Pennant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [ Obs. ] Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) A fish, the chub. (b) A stag that has cast its antlers. (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Pollarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Pollarding. ] To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard willows. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler, or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar. See Rich, Dollar. ] A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some remain in circulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To cover, or provide with, a sollar. [ 1913 Webster ]