Collar (jewelry)

Collar (jewelry)
Sir Thomas More wearing the Collar of Esses as Lord Chancellor, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1527).

In jewelry, a collar is an ornament for the neck.

Collar is an older word for necklace, and is usually reserved today for a necklace that lies flat to the body rather than hanging freely.

Specifically, collar may refer to:

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