Collaret
{ Col′lar‐et″ (?), ‖Col′la‐rette″ (?) }, n. [F. collerette, dim. of collier. See Collar.] A small collar; specif., a woman's collar of lace, fur, or other fancy material.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Collatable
Col‐lat″a‐ble (kŏl‐lāt″ȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being collated. Coleridge.
Collate
Col‐late″ (kŏl‐lāt″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Collated; p. pr. & vb. n.Collating.] [From Collation.] 1. To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order to note the points of...
Collate (2)
Col‐late″, v. i.(Ecl.) To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the patron and the ordinary.If the bishop neglects to collate within six months, the right to do i...
Collateral
Col‐lat″er‐al (kŏl‐lăt″ẽr‐al), a. [LL. collateralis; col- + lateralis lateral. See Lateral.] 1. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as, collateral pressure. “Co...
Collateral (2)
Col‐lat″er‐al (?), n. 1. A collateral relative. Ayliffe.2. Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as collateral security.
Collaterally
Col‐lat″er‐al‐ly, adv. 1. Side by side; by the side.These pulleys... placed collaterally.Bp. Wilkins.2. In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.The will hath force upon...
Collateralness
Col‐lat″er‐al‐ness, n. The state of being collateral.
Collation
Col‐la″tion (?), n. [OE. collacioun speech, conference, reflection, OF. collacion, F. collation, fr. L. collatio a bringing together, comparing, fr. collatum (used as the supine...
Collation (2)
Col‐la″tion, v. i. To partake of a collation.May 20, 1658, I... collationed in Spring Garden.Evelyn.
Collationer
Col‐la″tion‐er (?), n.(Print.) One who examines the sheets of a book that has just been printed, to ascertain whether they are correctly printed, paged, etc.
Collatitious
Col′la‐ti″tious (?), a. [L. collatitius. See Collation.] Brought together; contributed; done by contributions. Bailey.
Collative
Col‐la″tive (?), a. [L. collativus brought together.] Passing or held by collation; — said of livings of which the bishop and the patron are the same person.
Collator
Col‐la″tor (?), n. 1. One who collates manuscripts, books, etc. Addison.2. (Eccl. Law) One who collates to a benefice.3. One who confers any benefit. Feltham.
Collaud
Col‐laud″ (?), v. t. [L. collaudare; col- + laudare to praise.] To join in praising. Howell.
Colleague
Col″league (kŏl″lēg), n. [F. collègue, L. collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See Legate.] A partne...
Colleague (2)
Col‐league″ (kŏl‐lēg″), v. t. & i. To unite or associate with another or with others. Shak.
Colleagueship
Col″league‐ship, n. Partnership in office. Milton.
Collect
Col‐lect″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Collected; p. pr. & vb. n.Collecting.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to bind together; col- + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter. See Lege...
Collect (2)
Col‐lect″, v. i. 1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd; to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.2. To infer; to conclude.Whence some collect that the fo...
Collect (3)
Col″lect, n. [LL. collecta, fr. L. collecta a collection in money; an assemblage, fr. collerige: cf. F. collecte. See Collect, v. t.] A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a...
Collectanea
‖Col′lec‐ta″ne‐a (?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. from L. collectaneus collected, fr. colligere. See Collect, v. t.] Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instru...
Collected
Col‐lect″ed (?), a. 1. Gathered together.2. Self-possessed; calm; composed.
Collectedly
Col‐lect″ed‐ly, adv. Composedly; coolly.
Collectedness
Col‐lect″ed‐ness, n. A collected state of the mind; self-possession.
Collectible
Col‐lect″i‐ble (?), a. Capable of being collected.
Collection
Col‐lec″tion (?), n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.] 1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.2. That which is collected; as: (a) ...