Speakur

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elizabethan collar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
eliz-a-bethan -col-lar
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fluted frill worn at the neck; a ruff.

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

Elizabethan collars (plural)

Synonyms

buster collar cone of shame E-collar pet cone pet lamp-shade

Questions

What does elizabethan collar mean?
A fluted frill worn at the neck; a ruff.

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