Collar and Tab

Collar

Collar verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

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Tab and collar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tab" instead a verb "Collar".

Nearby Words: collared, collaring, collet, collaret

Tab noun - A record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due.

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Collar and tab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collar" instead a verb "Tab".

Nearby Word: tablet

old	old collar	old tab
special	special collar	special tab
long	long collar	long tab
small	small collar	small tab
Other adjectives: large, big, enormous, huge, wrong, new, gigantic, red.

Many modern military uniforms include a velcro tab on the underside of the collar so that you can turn it into a mandarin collar to protect yourself from this occupational hazard.

Source: Spent Shells Shower
This is also why the current US Army uniform includes a velcro tab to let the soldier flip the collar up and seal it.

Source: Spent Shells Shower
In the "Major Donaldson" sketch, Fry reads out Laurie's character's rank as "Hauptsturmfuhrer (Captain) Freidrich von Stilch," which accurately reflects the rank on Laurie's collar tab.

Source: Shown Their Work / Live-Action TV

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