英和和英

名詞

dog collar (plural dog collars)

1. A collar for a dog.
2. (informal) A clerical collar.
   • 2003 December 2, Kelvin Holdsworth, “Labyrinth Day”, in Thurible.net‎:

     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:

     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.

3. A close-fitting woman's necklace.

   Synonym: choker

Further reading

• dog collar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia