CAULIFLOWER EAR

Meaning of CAULIFLOWER EAR in English

a human ear that looks like a small cauliflower

After years of playing rugby Ron had a cauliflower ear. It had been bumped and injured too many times.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

CAULIFLOWER EAR — noun Date: 1904 an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAULIFLOWER EAR — noun : an ear deformed from injury (as by repeated blows in boxing) and excessive growth of reparative tissue
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER EAR — an ear that has been deformed by repeated injury, resulting in an irregular thickening of scar tissue. [ 1905-10, Amer. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER EAR — Date: 1904 : an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER EAR — Function: noun Date: 1904 : an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER EAR — ■ noun a person's ear that has become thickened or deformed as a result of repeated blows.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAULIFLOWER EAR — [cauliflower ear] n (1909): an ear deformed from injury and excessive growth of reparative tissue
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAULIFLOWER EAR — distortion of the cartilage of the outer ear as the result of an injury. If the injury causes bleeding between …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER EAR — noun an ear that is permanently swollen because it has been hit many times
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER EAR — ˌcauliflower ˈear BrE AmE noun [countable] an ear permanently swollen into a strange shape, as a result of an injury
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAULIFLOWER EAR — изуродованная ушная раковина (у боксеров)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAULIFLOWER EAR — изуродованная ушная раковина ( у боксёров )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAULIFLOWER EAR — изуродованная ушная раковина ( у боксёров )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CAULIFLOWER EAR — изуродованная ушная раковина ( у боксёров )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAULIFLOWER EAR — ухо, деформировавшееся от ударов ( обыкн. у боксеров )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CAULIFLOWER EAR — ухо, деформировавшееся от ударов (обыкн. у боксеров)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CAULIFLOWER EAR — изуродованная ушная раковина (у боксеров)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAULIFLOWER — koles
English-Visayan vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER — noun Usage: often attributive see: cole Date: 1597 a garden plant ( Brassica oleracea botrytis ) related to the cabbage …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
CAULIFLOWER — Form of cabbage ( Brassica oleracea , Botrytis group) in the mustard family , consisting of a compact terminal mass …
Английский словарь Британика
EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — I. ˈkȯlə, ˈkäl-, -lē also ˈkəl-+ˌ- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin caulis cabbage …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — (n.) The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
Английский словарь Webster
CAULIFLOWER — (n.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is …
Английский словарь Webster
CAULIFLOWER — ( n. ) The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — ( n. ) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — /kaw"leuh flow'euhr, -lee-, kol"euh-, kol"ee-/ , n. 1. a form of cultivated plant, Brassica oleracea botrytis, of the mustard family, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — n. type of vegetable which resembles broccoli
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Italian cavolfiore, from cavolo cabbage (from Late Latin caulus, from Latin caulis stem, cabbage) + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
Webster English vocab
CAULIFLOWER — noun the edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant. 2. cauliflower ·noun an annual variety of brassica oleracea, or …
Webster English vocab
CAULIFLOWER — ■ noun a cabbage of a variety which bears a large immature flower head of small creamy-white flower buds, eaten …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAULIFLOWER — [cau.li.flow.er] n, often attrib [It cavolfiore, fr. cavolo cabbage (fr. LL caulus, fr. L caulis stem, cabbage) + fiore flower, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER — (Brassica oleracea, Botrytis group), form of cabbage (q.v.), of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), consisting of a compact terminal mass of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER — cauliflower BrE AmE ˈkɒl i ˌfla ʊ ‿ə AmE \ ˈkɑːl i ˌflaʊ‿ ə r ˈkɔːl- ▷ cauliflower|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EAR
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — / ˈkɒliflaʊə(r); NAmE ˈkɔːli-; ˈkɑːli-/ noun [ U , C ] a vegetable with green leaves around a large hard …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAULIFLOWER — cau ‧ li ‧ flow ‧ er /ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə $ ˈkɒːliˌflaʊər, ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAULIFLOWER — n. 1 a variety of cabbage with a large immature flower-head of small usu. creamy-white flower-buds. 2 the flower-head eaten …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — n. 1 a variety of cabbage with a large immature flower-head of small usu. creamy-white flower-buds. 2 the flower-head eaten …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Oxford English vocab
CAULIFLOWER — n.1 a variety of cabbage with a large immature flower-head of small usu. creamy-white flower-buds. 2 the flower-head eaten as …
Oxford English vocab
EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — ( cauliflowers) Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAULIFLOWER — (~s) Cauliflower is a large round vegetable that has a hard white centre surrounded by green leaves. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
EAR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAULIFLOWER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cauliflower ear EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A vegetarian, he goes for days consuming nothing but …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
CAULIFLOWER — [UK] [informal] cauli [noun] - a firm round white vegetable which is eaten cooked or rawDivide the cauliflower into florets …
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAULIFLOWER — n. Form of cabbage ( Brassica oleracea , Botrytis group) in the mustard family , consisting of a compact terminal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EAR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
CAULIFLOWER — A large white wig, such as is commonly worn by the dignified clergy, and was formerly by physicians. Also the …
Slang English vocab
EAR
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EAR — n. 25B6; noun an infection of the ear. : See list. he had the ear of the president : ATTENTION, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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