(idiomatic, colloquial) The time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.

A type of high-necked collar with a deep fold-over.

(botany) Any fruit formed from a mass of flowers, such as the mulberry or pineapple.

plural of collective fruit

To recover from surprise, embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.

(UK) A state-funded all-ability secondary school that charges no fees but is independent of local authority control, being overseen directly by the Department for Education. They mainly specialise in science and technology.

An Elizabethan collar (protective device worn by animal).

A protective medical device worn by an animal, usually a cat or 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.

(medicine) An ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold.

(history) The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age in the eastern Mediterranean and southwestern Asia, characterised by the collapse of the Hittite, Egyptian, Mycenean and Canaanite civilisations.