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Colcothar (kŏlk�thẽr), n. [NL. colcothar vitrioli, fr. Ar. qolqoṭar.] (Chem.) Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; -- called also crocus Martis.
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Cold (kōld), a. [Compar. Colder (-ẽr); superl. Coldest.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala to freeze. Cf. , a., , n.] 1. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid. “The snowy top of cold Olympis.” Milton.
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2. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.
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3. Not pungent or acrid. “Cold plants.” Bacon
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4. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.
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A cold and unconcerned spectator. T. Burnet.
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No cold relation is a zealous citizen. Burke.
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5. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory. “Cold news for me.” “Cold comfort.” Shak.
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6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
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What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in! B. Jonson.
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The jest grows cold . . . when in comes on in a second scene. Addison.
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7. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.
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8. Not sensitive; not acute.
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Smell this business with a sense as cold
As is a dead man's nose. Shak.
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9. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.
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10. (Paint.) Having a bluish effect. Cf. , 8.
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Coloq. Cold abscess . See under . -- Coloq. Cold blast See under , n., 2. -- Coloq. Cold blood . See under , n., 8. -- Coloq. Cold chill , an ague fit. Wright. -- Coloq. Cold chisel , a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness, for cutting cold metal. Weale. -- Coloq. Cold cream . See under . -- Coloq. Cold slaw . See . -- Coloq. In cold blood , without excitement or passion; deliberately.
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He was slain in cold blood after the fight was over. Sir W. Scott.
Coloq. To give one the cold shoulder , to treat one with neglect.

Syn. -- Gelid; bleak; frigid; chill; indifferent; unconcerned; passionless; reserved; unfeeling; stoical.
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Cold, n. 1. The relative absence of heat or warmth.
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2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness or chillness.
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When she saw her lord prepared to part,
A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart. Dryden.
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3. (Med.) A morbid state of the animal system produced by exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.
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Coloq. Cold sore (Med.), a vesicular eruption appearing about the mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any disease attended with fever. -- Coloq. To leave one out in the cold , to overlook or neglect him. [Colloq.]
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Cold, v. i. To become cold. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Cold-blooded (?), a. 1. Having cold blood; -- said of fish or animals whose blood is but little warmer than the water or air about them.
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2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted.
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3. Not thoroughbred; -- said of animals, as horses, which are derived from the common stock of a country.
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coldcock v. t. to to knock to the ground with force.
Syn. -- deck, dump, knock down, floor.
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coldcream v. t. to put coldcream on (one's face).
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Coldfinch (?), n. (Zoöl.) A British wagtail.
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coldhearted, cold-hearted (?), a. Wanting passion or feeling or emotional warmth; indifferent.

-- cold-heartedness, n.
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cold-heartedness n. an absence of concern for the welfare of others; indifference to the suffering of others.
Syn. -- heartlessness, hardheartedness.
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Coldish (?), a. Somewhat cold; cool; chilly.
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Coldly, adv. In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with indifference; calmly.
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Withdraw unto some private place,
And reason coldly of your grievances. Shak.
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Coldness, n. The state or quality of being cold.
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Cold-short, a. [Prob. fr. Sw. kallskör; kall cold + skör brittle. Oxf. E. D.] (Metal.) Brittle when cold (that is, below a red heat); as, cold-short iron. -- Cold-shortness, n.
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Cold-shut (?), a. (Metal.) Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; -- said of a forging or casting. -- n. An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding.
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Cold wave. (Meteor.) In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau, an unusual fall in temperature, to or below the freezing point, exceeding 16° in twenty-four hours or 20° in thirty-six hours, independent of the diurnal range.
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Cole (kōl), n. [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L. caulis, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk, cabbage, akin to Gr. kaylos. Cf. , .] (Bot.) A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of Brassica oleracea called rape and coleseed.
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Co-legatee (?), n. A joint legatee.
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Colegoose (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Colemanite (?), n. [From W.T. Coleman of San Francisco.] (Min.) A hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless or white crystals, also massive, in Southern California.
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Colemouse (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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Coleopter (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the Coleoptera.
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Coleoptera (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � sheath-winged; � sheath + � wing.] (Zoöl.) An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillæ) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.
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{ Coleopteral (?), Coleopterous (?) } a. [Gr. �.] (Zoöl.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.
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Coleopteran (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of the order of Coleoptera.
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Coleopterist, n. One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
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Coleorhiza (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � sheath + � root.] A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle. Gray.
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Coleperch (?), n. (Zoöl.) A kind of small black perch.
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Colera (?), n. [L. cholera. See .] Bile; choler. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Coleridgian (?), a. Pertaining to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or to his poetry or metaphysics.
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Coleseed (?), n. The common rape or cole.
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Coleslaw (?), n. [D. kool slaa cabbage salad.] A salad made of sliced cabbage.
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Co-lessee (?), n. A partner in a lease taken.
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Co-lessor (?), n. A partner in giving a lease.
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Colestaff (?), n. See .
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{ Colet (?), Collet } [Corrupted fr. acolyte.] An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See .
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{ Coletit or Coaltit (?), } n. (Zoöl.) A small European titmouse (Parus ater), so named from its black color; -- called also coalmouse and colemouse.
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Coleus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � a sheath; -- referring to the manner in which the stamens are united.] (Bot.) A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.
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Colewort (?), n. [AS. cawlwyrt; cawl cole + wyrt wort. Cf. .] 1. A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.
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2. Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.
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Colfox (?), n. A crafty fox. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Colic (?), n. [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, Gr. �, fr. �, �, the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See .] (Med.) A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm, obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera.
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Coloq. Hepatic colic , the severe pain produced by the passage of a gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile duct. -- Coloq. Intestinal colic , or Coloq. Ordinary colic , pain due to distention of the intestines by gas. -- Coloq. Lead colic , Coloq. Painter's colic , a violent form of intestinal colic, associated with obstinate constipation, produced by chronic lead poisoning. -- Coloq. Renal colic , the severe pain produced by the passage of a calculus from the kidney through the ureter. -- Coloq. Wind colic . See Intestinal colic, above.
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Colic, a. 1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. Milton.
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2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.
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Colical (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, colic. Swift.
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Colicky (?), a. Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder; a colicky baby.
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Colicroot (?), n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root.
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Colin (?), n. [F. colin; prop. a dim. of Colas, contr. fr. Nicolas Nicholas.] (Zoöl.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See .
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Colinus n. a genus of birds including the New World quail and the bobwhites.
Syn. -- genus Colinus.
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Coliseum (?), n. [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr. L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See , and cf. .] The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the world. [Written also Colosseum.]
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Colitis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.
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Coll (?), v. t. [OF. coler, fr. L. collum neck.] To embrace. [Obs.] “They coll and kiss him.” Latimer.
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collaborate (?), v. i. 1. to work together with another toward a common goal, especially in an intellectual endeavor; as, four chemists collaborated on the synthesis of the compound; three authors collaborated in writing the book.
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2. to willingly cooperate with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country.
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Collaborateur (?), n. [F.] See .
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Collaboration (?), n. 1. The act of working together; united labor.
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2. the act of willingly cooperating with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country.
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collaborationist n. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.
Syn. -- collaborator, quisling.
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collaborative (?), a. accomplished by collaboration; cooperative; as, collaborative effort of industry and the universities. Opposed to competitive.
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collaborator (?), n. [L. collaborare to labor together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur.] 1. An associate in labor, especially in literary or scientific labor.
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2. one who willingly cooperates with an enemy, especially an enemy nation occupying one's own country.
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collage n. 1. any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs, especially in unusual or surprising ways.
Syn. -- montage.
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2. the technique of producing a work of art that is a collage{1}.
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3. any composite object, whether abstract or concrete, created by assembling components of varied types.
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4. (Cinema) a film having scenes of different types or from different locations displayed in rapid succession without transitions.
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Collagen (?), n. [Gr. kolla glue + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue.
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Collagenous (?), a. (Physiol.) Containing or resembling collagen.
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Collapse (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Collapsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Collapsing] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See .] 1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam engine sometimes collapses.
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A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. Maunder.
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2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse; as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse after attaining some success and importance.
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Collapse (?), n. 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.
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2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.]
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3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous disturbance.
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collapsible adj. Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible boat. [Narrower terms: telescopic; tip-up] Also See: . Antonym: noncollapsible.
Syn. -- collapsable.
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Collapsion (?), n. [L. collapsio.] Collapse. [R.] Johnson.
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Collar (?), 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. , 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.
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2. (Arch.) (a) A ring or cincture. (b) A collar beam.
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3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a plant and its stem. Gray.
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4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it devices to designate their rank or order.
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5. (Zoöl.) (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with esophagus. (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
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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.
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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.
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8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the mouth of a shaft. Raymond.
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Coloq. Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; -- also, called simply collar. -- Coloq. Collar of brawn , the quantity of brawn bound up in one parcel. [Eng.] Johnson. -- Coloq. 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. -- Coloq. To slip the collar , to get free; to disentangle one's self from difficulty, labor, or engagement. Spenser.
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Collar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring.] 1. To seize by the collar.
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2. To put a collar on.

3. to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as put the collar on.
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Coloq. To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it.
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collarbone, Collar bone (?). (Anat.) The clavicle, a bone linking the scapula and sternum.
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collard n. 1. a variety of kale (Brassica oleracea) having smooth leaves; a type of colewort. It is grown in the southern U. S.
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Collards (?), n. pl. [Corrupted fr. colewort.] Young cabbage, used as “greens”; esp. the leaves of a kind cultivated for that purpose, the collard or colewort. [Colloq. Souther U. S.]
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Collared (?), a. 1. Wearing a collar. “Collared with gold.” Chaucer.
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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.
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3. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. See To collar beef, under , v. t.
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collared lizard (?), 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
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{ Collaret (?), Collarette (?) }, n. [F. collerette, dim. of collier. See .] A small collar; specif., a woman's collar of lace, fur, or other fancy material.
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Collatable (?), a. Capable of being collated. Coleridge.
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Collate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collated; p. pr. & vb. n. Collating.] [From .] 1. To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of agreement or disagreement.
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I must collage it, word, with the original Hebrew. Coleridge.
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2. To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.
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3. (Eccl.) To present and institute in a benefice, when the person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; -- followed by to.
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4. To bestow or confer. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Collate, v. i. (Ecl.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary.
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If the bishop neglets to collate within six months, the right to do it devolves on the archbishop. Encyc. Brit.
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Collateral (?), a. [LL. collateralis; col- + lateralis lateral. See .] 1. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure. “Collateral light.” Shak.
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2. Acting in an indirect way.
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If by direct or by collateral hand
They find us touched, we will our kingdom give . . .
To you in satisfaction. Shak.
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3. Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.
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That he [Attebury] was altogether in the wrong on the main question, and on all the collateral questions springing out of it, . . . is true. Macaulay.
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4. Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something else; additional; as, collateral evidence.
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Yet the attempt may give
Collateral interest to this homely tale. Wordsworth.
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5. (Genealogy) Descending from the same stock or ancestor, but not in the same line or branch or one from the other; -- opposed to lineal.
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☞ Lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct line; collateral relations spring from a common ancestor, but from different branches of that common stirps or stock. Thus the children of brothers are collateral relations, having different fathers, but a common grandfather. Blackstone.
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