COLISEUM. See COLOSSEUM.
COLL, kol, _v.t._ (_Spens._) to embrace or fondle by taking round the
neck.--_n._ COLL'ING, embracing. [Fr. _col_--L. _collum_, the neck.]
COLLABORATOR, kol-ab'[=o]-r[=a]-tor, COLLABORATEUR, kol-ab'[=o]-ra-t[=a]r,
_n._ an associate or assistant in labour, particularly literary or
scientific.--_n._ COLLABOR[=A]'TION. [Coined from L. _col_, with, and
_labor[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to labour.]
COLLAPSE, kol-aps', _n._ a falling away or breaking down: any sudden or
complete breakdown or prostration.--_v.i._ to fall together, to contract:
to fall or break down: to go to ruin: to lose heart.--_adj._ COLLAPS'IBLE,
capable of collapsing. [L. _collapsus_--_col_, together, and _labi_,
_lapsus_, to slide or fall.]
COLLAR, kol'ar, _n._ something worn round the neck: the part of a garment
at the neck: a band round a dog's neck: that part of a horse's harness worn
round the neck, to which the traces are attached: a ring: a band.--_v.t._
to seize by the collar: to put a collar on: to capture.--_ns._
COLL'AR-BEAM, a horizontal piece of timber connecting or bracing two
opposite rafters, to prevent sagging; COLL'AR-BONE, in man and most mammals
the only bone directly connecting the upper extremity with the skeleton of
the trunk.--_p.adj._ COLL'ARED, having, or ornamented with, a collar:
rolled up and bound with a string, as a piece of meat having the bones
removed: captured.--_ns._ COLL'ARETTE, a small collar; COLL'AR-WORK, hard
work against the collar: drudgery. [O. Fr. _colier_--L.
_coll[=a]re_--_collum_, the neck.]