, .] 1. The collar or prothorax of an 
Jiicn bears the anterior pair of legs: 
collar-beam 
ters, at some height above their base. It pre- 
vents sagging, and also serves as a strut or tie, or as a ceil- 
ing-joist for a garret. Sometimes called wind-beam. 
collar-bird (kol'iir-berd), n. A bower-bird of 
the genus Chlamydodera: so called from the 
nuchal collar. The spotted collar-bird is (.'. 
maculata. 
collar-block (kol'ar-blok), ii. A block on which 
harness-makers shape and sew collars. 
collar-bolt (kol'ar-bdlt), it. A bolt forged with 
a shoulder or collar. F. Campin, Mecn. Engi- 
neering. 
collar-bone (kol'ar-bon), . The clavicle. 
collar-cell (kol'ar-sel), w. In zool., a flagellate 
cell in which a rim or collar of the cell-wall 
surrounds the base of the flagellum : a frequent 
condition of monadiform cells, whether belong- 
ing to the group of which the genus Monas is 
a representative or occurring elsewhere, as in 
sponges. See Clioanoflagellata. 
collar-check (kol'ar-chek), n. A coarse woolen 
cloth with a checked pattern, used in the manu- 
facture of horse-collars. 
collard (kol'ard), n. [A corruption of colewort.~\ 
A variety of cabbage with the fleshy leaves scat- 
tered upon the stem instead of gathered into a 
head. [Southern U. S.] 
The poor trash who scratched a bare subsistence from 
a sorry patch of beans and collards. 
GUmore, My Southern Friends, p. 54. 
In the South no word, as no dish, is better known among 
the poorer whites and negroes than collards or greens. 
Trans. Amer. Philol. Ass., XIV. 46. 
collar-dayt (kol'ar-da), . In England, a day 
on which knights appeared at court in the col- 
lars of their orders. 
It being St. Andrew's, and a collar-day, he went to the 
Chapel. Pepys, Diary, II. 68. 
collare (ko-la're),_w. ; pi. collaria (-ri-S). [L. : 
see collar, 
insect, whicl 
sometimes restricted to an elevated posterior 
portion of the prothorax, seen in many Hyme- 
nopteraa.n& Hemiptera. 2. In decorative art, a 
necklace or collar, as of an order, represented 
on a figure in embroidery, goldsmiths' work, or 
the like. 
collared (kol'ard), . [< collar, n., + -efJ 2 .] 1. 
Having a collar, or something resembling a 
collar. 
The amoeboids that form the wall of this cavity become 
metamorphosed into collared flagellate zooids. 
W. B. Carpenter, Micros., 509. 
2. In her., same as gorged, 2 Collared beef, beef 
from which the bones are removed, rolled and bound with 
a string or tape and braized with various preparations of 
herbs, wine, spices, etc. It is pressed under a heavy 
weight and served in slices. Collared cell. See cell. 
collared-chained (kol'ard-chand), a. In her., 
wearing a collar to which a chain is attached. 
See chain. 
collaret, collarette (kol'ar-et), . [< ML. col- 
laratus, dim. of L. collare, collar: see collar, .] 
1. A small collar or fichu of linen, lace, fur, 
etc., worn by women. 2. Any piece of armor 
protecting the neck, more particularly in front. 
See gorgerin and liausse-col. 
collaria, *. Plural of collare. 
collarino (kol-a-re'no), n. [It., dim. of. collare, 
collar: see collar, .] In arch., an astragal. 
Also colarin. 
collar-launder (korar-lan"der), n. In mining, 
a gutter or pipe attached to a lift of a pump to 
convey water to a cistern or any other place. 
collar less (kol'ar-les), a. [< collar, n., + -less.] 
1. Having no collar. 2. In Infusoria, not 
choanate. 
collar-nail (kol'ar-nal), . A form of nail used 
in blind-soling boots and shoes. It has a projecting 
collar up to which it is driven into the heel or sole ; the 
outer lift or sole is then driven on the projecting head of 
the nail, which thus holds without extending through the 
leather. 
collar-plate (kol'ar-plat), n. An auxiliary nut 
used to support long pieces in a lathe. 
collar-swage (kol'Sr-swaj), n. A swage used 
by blacksmiths in swaging a collar upon a rod. 
collar-tool (kol'ar- 
tol), n. In forging, 
a rounding-tool for 
swaging collars or 
flanges on rods. 
collar-work (kol'ar- 
werk), n. Uptiill 
work, such as com- 
pels a horse to press 
against the collar; Colla , tool , 
hence, figuratively, , ,<, half of tool in ,,. hardy . 
difficult WOrk Of any l>'e of the anvil i . upper or fuller- 
!_ j ine tool ; c, collar and rod in the grip 
Kinu. of the pincers. 
1100 
collatable (ko-la'ta-bl), a. [< collate + -tiliJc.J 
Capable of being collated. 
collate (ko-laf), r. t. ; pret. and pp. collated, ppr. 
collating. " [< L. collatm, conlatus, pp. of conferre, 
bring together, compare, bestow (see confer), < 
com-, together, + ferre (=E. fcenr 1 ), with pp. la- 
tus, carry: see ablative, delate, prolate, etc.] 1. 
To bring together and compare ; examine criti- 
cally, noting points of agreement and disagree- 
ment : applied particularly to manuscripts and 
books: as, to collate all the manuscripts of a 
classical author. 
They could not relinquish their Judaism, and embrace 
Christianity, without considering, weighing, and collating 
both religions. South. 
Constant care he took, 
Collating creed with creed, and book with book. 
Crabbe, Works, V. 73. 
2. To confer or bestow a benefice on by colla- 
tion: followed by to. 
He was collated by Sir George Ashe, bishop of Clogher, 
to the archdeaconry of Clogher. Goldsmith, Parnell. 
3. To bestow or confer. [Kare.] 
The grace of the Spirit of God, there consigned, exhib- 
ited, and collated. Jer. Taylor, Worthy Communicant. 
4. In bookbinding, to verify the arrangement of, 
as the sheets of a book after they have been 
gathered. It is usually done by counting and 
inspecting the signatures at the foot of the first 
page of each sheet. 
Collateral (ko-lat'e-ral), a. and n. [Early mod. 
E. collaterallj < ME. collateral = F. collateral = 
Sp. colateral = Pg. collateral = It. collaterale, 
< ML. collateralis, < L. com-, together, + latera- 
lis, of the side : see lateral.] f. a. 1. Situated 
at the side; belonging to the side or to what is 
at the side ; hence, occupying a secondary or 
subordinate position. 
In his bright radiance and collateral light 
Must I be comforted, not in his sphere. 
Shak., All's Well, i. 1. 
Ye cannot compare an ordinary Bishop with Timothy, 
who was an extraordinary man, foretold and promis'd to 
the Church by many Prophecies, and his name joyn'd as 
collaterall with Saint Paul, in most of his Apostolick Epis- 
tles. Milton, On Def. of Humb. Remonst. 
Having scene this, we descended into the body of the 
church, full of collaterall chapells and large oratories. 
Evelyn, Diary, Nov., 1644. 
2. Acting indirectly ; acting through side chan- 
nels. [Rare.] 
They shall hear and judge 'twixt you and me : 
If by direct or by collateral hand 
They flnd us touch'd, we will our kingdom give . . . 
To you in satisfaction. Shak., Hamlet, iv. 5. 
3. Accompanying; attendant, especially as an 
auxiliary ; aiding, strengthening, confirming, 
etc., in a secondary or subordinate way: as, 
collateral aid : collateral security (see below) ; 
collateral evidence. 
Hit [poverty] defendeth the flessh fro folyes ful menye : 
And a collateral confort, Crystes owen sonde [sending]. 
Piers Plowman (C), xvii. 136. 
He that brings any collateral respect [consideration] to 
prayers, loses the benefit of the prayers of the congrega- 
tion. Donn* , Sermons, iv. 
All the force of the motive lies within iteelf : it receives 
no collateral strength from external considerations. 
Bp. Atterbunj. 
Not merely the writer's testimony, . . . but collateral 
evidence also is required. Goldsmith, Criticisms. 
4. Descending from the same stock or ances- 
tor (commonlymale) as another, but in adiffer- 
ent line : distinguished from lineal. Thus, the 
children of brothers are collateral relations, having dif- 
ferent fathers, but a common grandfather. 
When a peer whose title is limited to male heirs dies, 
leaving only daughters, his peerage must expire, unless 
he have, not only a collateral heir, but a collateral heir 
descended through an uninterrupted line of males from 
the first possessor of the honour. 
Macaulay, Sadler's Ref. Refuted. 
5. In l>ot., standing side by side: as, collateral 
ovules. 6. In geom., having a common edge, 
as two adjoining faces of a polyhedron. Kirk- 
man collateral ancestors, uncles, aunts, and other 
collateral antecessors who are not "ancestors" in the 
sense of progenitors. Collateral assurance, in law, 
assurance made over and above the principal deed. Col- 
lateral bundle. See bundle. Collateral circulation. 
See circulation. Collateral eminence, a smooth pro- 
tuberance in the lateral ventricle of the cerebrum, be- 
tween the middle and posterior horns, caused by the col- 
lateral sulcus or fissure. Collateral facts, in law, facts 
not considered relevant to the matter in dispute in an 
action. Collateral fibers, of the cerebellum, the fibers 
which connect one lamina with the adjacent laminae. 
Collateral fissure, in anat., the collateral sulcus. Col- 
lateral-inheritance tax, a tax laid on property received 
by collateral heirs by will or under an intestate law. Col- 
lateral Issue, in laic, an issue aside from the main ques- 
tion in the case. Collateral proceeding, in law, an- 
other proceeding, not for the direct purpose of impeach- 
ing the proceeding to which it is said to be collateral. 
In this sense a new action brought to set aside a judg- 
collation 
ment in a former action is a direct and not a collateral 
proceeding. The phrase, however, is sometimes loosely 
used of any proceeding other than a step in the main ac- 
tion or suit. In this sense, while a motion made in an 
action to set aside a judgment therein is a direct proceed- 
ing, a fresh action to set aside the judgment would be a 
collateral proceeding. Collateral security, any prop- 
erty or right of action, as a bill of sate or stock-certificate, 
which is given to secure the performance of a contract 
or the discharge of an obligation and as additional to the 
obligation of that contract, and which upon the perform- 
ance of the latter is to be surrendered or discharged. 
Collateral sulcus, in anat., the occipitotemporal fissure 
of the cerebrum lying below the ealcarine fissure, giving 
rise to the collateral eminence in the latf-ral ventricle of 
the brain. See sulcus. Collateral trust-bonds. See 
bondi. Collateral warranty. See warranty. Con- 
dition collateral. See condition. 
II. n. 1. A kinsman or relative descended 
from a common ancestor, but not in direct line. 
2. Anything of value, or representing value, 
as bonds, deeds, etc., pledged as security in 
addition to a direct obligation. 
collateralityt, [<F.collateralite; as collat- 
eral + -ity.] The state of being collateral. Cot- 
grave. 
collaterally (ko-lat'e-ral-i), adv. In a collat- 
eral manner, (a) Side by side. (f>) Indirectly. 
The Papists more directly, . . . and the fanatics more 
collaterally. Dryden. 
(c) In collateral relation ; not in a direct line ; not lineally. 
Members of his own family collaterally related to him. 
Coxe, House of Austria, xxv. 
(d) With or by means of collaterals. 
Dear to the broker is a note of hand 
Collaterally secured. Halleck, Fanny. 
collateralness (ko-lat'e-ral-nes), n. The state 
of being collateral 
Collateral^ [F.], collaterally or collateralnesse. 
Cotgrave. 
collation (ko-la'shon), n. [< ME. collacioun, 
colasioun, etc., discourse, conversation, com- 
parison, reflection, = D. collatie = MIXJ. col- 
latie, klatie = G. Dan. kollation, < OF. collacion, 
discourse, etc., F. collation = Sp. colacion = Pg. 
collaySo = It. collaewne (in sense 8 colaeione), < 
L. collatio(n-), conlatio(n-), a bringing together, 
collection, comparison, < collatus, conlatus, pp. 
of conferre: see collate.'] 1. The act of col- 
lating, or bringing together and comparing; 
a comparison of onfe thing with another of a 
like kind; especially, the comparison of manu- 
scripts or editions of books or of records or 
statistics. 
The omissions and the commissions in the Chronicle of 
Fabyan are often amusing and always instructive ; but 
these could not have been detected but by a severe colla- 
tion, which has been happily performed. 
/. D'lsraeK, Amen, of Lit., I. 286. 
The earliest instances we recall of this method of cen- 
tralized collation is of meteorological observations, in this 
country conducted for many years by the Smithsonian In- 
stitution. Science, IV. 411. 
2. A compilation; specifically, a collection of 
the lives of the fathers of the church. 
It Is preued in vitas patrum, that is to seie, in lyues 
and colaciouns of fadris. 
Book of Quintc Essence (ed. Furnivall), p. 18. 
3. The act of reading and conversing on the 
lives of the saints, or the Scriptures: a prac- 
tice instituted in monasteries by St. Benedict. 
Dr. W. Smith. 4f. A conference. 
" Yet wol I," quod this markis softely, 
" That in thy chambre I and thou and she 
Have a collacion." Chaucer, Clerk's Tale, 1. 269. 
They call it a Collation, because (forsooth) it wanted 
some Councill-formalities. Fuller, Ch. Hist., II. ii. 90. 
5t. A contribution ; something to which each 
of several participators contributes. 
A shot or collation, because every particular apostle did 
cast in and collate his article, to make up this sum. 
Bp. Nicholson, Expos, of Catechism, p. 25. 
6f. In the medieval universities, a sort of the- 
ological lecture laying down certain proposi- 
tions without necessarily proving them. It waa 
not a commentary, although it might contain a general 
analysis of the Book of the Sentences (see sentence') and 
might begin and end with a text of Scripture. 
7f. Reasoning; drawing of a conclusion. 
It byholdeth alle thinges, so as I shal seye, by a strok of 
thougt formerly without discours or collacioun. 
Chaucer, Boethius, p. 165. 
8. A repast ; a meal : a term originally applied 
to the refection partaken of by monks in mon- 
asteries after the reading of the lives of the 
saints. 
When I came, I found such a collation of wine and 
sweetmeats prepared as little corresponded to the terms 
of the invitation. Whinton, Memoirs, p. 272. 
Here one of the great sheiks resides, who would have 
prepared a collation for us, and asked us to stay all night, 
but we only took coffee, and he sent a man with us. 
Pococke, Description of the East, II. 61. 
