Collar
Collar verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses
Loose
Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Both words in one sentence
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Shepherd Book in Firefly is part of an unnamed Christian religious order, though most of the beats are Catholic: he wears Catholic-like clothing (loose shirt with a circular straight collar), lived in a monastery for a while, and is apparently celibate.
Source: Church of Saint Genericus
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