coler

cōler

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cōlō

From Old French coler, from Latin collāre.

• colere, coller, collere

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlɛːr/, /ˈkɔlər/

coler (plural colers)

1. A piece of clothing or jewelry for around the neck:
   1. A neckband or collar (part of a garment around the neck)
   2. A chain made of gold links used as a necklace indicating status.
   3. Armour or protective gear for the neck area.
   4. A collar or loop around the neck of an animal (horse, dog, or cat).
   5. (rare) A shackle or restraint used around the neck for captives.
2. A piece of fabric draped atop the upper arm and shoulder.
3. (rare) The area around the neck; the halse.

• English: collar
• Scots: collar

• “colẹ̄r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.

From Old French colere, from Latin cholera (which some forms are directly from).

• colre, colrie, colrye, colorye, colera

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔlər(ə)/, /ˈkɔl(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈkɔləra/

coler (uncountable)

1. Yellow bile as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
2. (rare) An disease, affliction, or illness of the digestive system.

• colerik

• English: choler

• “colre (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-12.

• humour
• (four humours) flewme,‎ coler,‎ malencolie,‎ sanguine ^[edit]

From Late Latin collāre, from Latin collāris. Compare col.

coler m (oblique plural colers, nominative singular colers, nominative plural coler)

1. collar (item worn round the neck)
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':

     Qu’il ne ronpe antor le coler

     So that he doesn't break [it] around the collar

• English: collar (borrowed)
• French: collier