noun
Meaning 1
A fluted frill worn at the neck; a ruff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Elizabethan collar
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noun
Meaning 2
A protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat or a dog, shaped like a truncated cone, to prevent the animal from biting or licking at its body or scratching at its head or neck while wounds or injuries heal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: buster collar, cone of shame, E-collar, pet cone, pet lamp-shade
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 伊麗莎白項圈 /伊丽莎白项圈 (Yīlìshābái xiàngquān) — protective medical device
- Finnish: kauluri — protective medical device
- French: collerette vétérinaire — protective medical device
- German: Schutzkragen — protective medical device
- Portuguese: colar elizabetano — protective medical device