Thursday, February 28, 2013

collar, choler

Collar or collar means the part of a shirt that goes around the neck,
Her dress had a lace collar, which looked very prim.
The collar of his shirt was too tight; it made him uncomfortable.
Collar may mean something else that fits snugly around the neck--
In Ancient Britain, bondsmen wore a thane's collar.
Collar is police TV jargon for an arrest--
The officers disagreed as to who had made the collar.
The officer ran around the back, hoping to collar the criminal.

Choler or choler ( rhymes or nearly rhymes with collar ) means anger--
His face was red with choler.
He tried not to give in to choler, but it was hard to keep his temper.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He felt such a surge of choler that his face and neck turned red from collar to hairline."

Note--"cholera" ( coller uh ) is the name of a contagious disease--
Most people in the United states have not been vaccinated for cholera.
Note # 2--"hot under the collar" means angry--
No, our boss gets hot under the collar when we leave early.

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