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  • 131collar — n 1. neckpiece, neckband, collaret, gorget, wimple; ruff, rabato, ruche, bertha; boa, scarf, ascot, cravat. 2. hot under the collar Slang. angry, irate, upset. See angry (def.1). v 3. seize, grab, grasp, grip, grapple, clinch, clench, clasp, lay… …

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  • 132im|pal´er — im|pale «ihm PAYL», transitive verb, paled, pal|ing. 1. to pierce through with anything pointed; fasten upon anything pointed: »The butterflies were impaled on small pins stuck in a sheet of cork. SYNONYM(S): transfix. 2. to torture or punish by… …

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