Definition of earring
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earring
[
eer
-ring, -ing ]
/ ˈɪərˌrɪŋ, -ɪŋ /
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noun
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the
ear
.
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Origin of
earring
OTHER WORDS FROM earring
earringed,
adjective
Words nearby
earring
earpiece
,
ear-piercing
,
earplug
,
Earp, Wyatt
,
earreach
,
earring
,
ear rot
,
ear sewer
,
ear shell
,
earshot
,
earsplitting
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Words related to
earring
gold
,
glass
,
ornament
,
treasure
,
bracelet
,
jewel
,
trinket
,
brooch
,
costume
,
necklace
,
knickknack
,
tiara
,
silver
,
gem
,
pendant
,
pin
,
crown
,
ring
,
frippery
,
chain
Example sentences from the Web for
earring
Gorman also wore
earring
s and a ring of a caged bird that were gifts from Oprah Winfrey.
Inauguration fashion was bold, American, and even a little bit fun
|
Terry Nguyen
|
January 20, 2021
|
Vox
I hadn’t realized how much I needed to watch Sue Ellen Ewing yank off her
earring
as she answered the phone.
To detox from the news, I binge-watched ‘Dallas.’ It was more than just fun.
|
Sibbie O’Sullivan
|
January 20, 2021
|
Washington Post
Accessories include a golden ring, watch,
earring
s, and a bracelet.
Dr. Maya Angelou Honored With A Barbie Doll
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Brande Victorian
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January 15, 2021
|
Essence.com
Heather wears her sister’s simple gold hoop
earring
s, which Heidi wore for 20 years and rarely took out, and on the hardest days, she wears one of her sweaters — both given to her by Heidi’s husband.
‘I said goodbye to my sister through a computer screen’
|
Holly Bailey
|
January 2, 2021
|
Washington Post
Roberto Faraone Mennella, renowned jewelry designer and inventor of the “Stella,” the iconic
earring
, died on June 4 in Torre del Greco near Naples, Italy from cancer at age 48.
|
Kathi Wolfe
|
December 30, 2020
|
Washington Blade
I was worried about that when I went to Girl with a Pearl
Earring
.
|
Noah Charney
|
November 13, 2013
|
DAILY BEAST
Anything of value, every single Rolex, diamond
earring
, or anything else, they had sold.
Paris Hilton on ‘The Bling Ring,’ Kim Kardashian, and Her Cash Money Records Album
|
Marlow Stern
|
June 12, 2013
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DAILY BEAST
It’s the
earring
to have next spring — and the stranger, the better.
6 Lessons From The Spring Runways: New York Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013
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Isabel Wilkinson, Lizzie Crocker
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September 14, 2012
|
DAILY BEAST
Whether Girl with a Pearl
Earring
is on a par with this dress (or any other) isn’t relevant there.
Royal Round-Up:Phone Hacking, Harry’s Rickshaw Ride, Eva/Charles Friendship and Kate’s Dress
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Tom Sykes
|
July 15, 2012
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DAILY BEAST
He has traded in his white diamond
earring
on his left lobe for a more discreet black diamond.
‘The Intouchables’: Omar Sy on the Movie and His Success
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Lorenza Muñoz
|
May 25, 2012
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DAILY BEAST
But he had no time for sentiment; he grabbed the reef-
earring
with his left hand, and clutched at the man with his right.
|
James Runciman
He wore four red and white feathers, one hanging from each silver
earring
, two tied into his hair.
|
Robert Shea
Here at Kiangan, the
earring
consists of a spiral of very fine brass wire.
The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga
|
Cornelis De Witt Willcox
Let not a twig of the açoka-tree that my feet have caressed be broken, even to make an
earring
.
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Bana
Fefe was in his element, sitting with his best side to the public, and flaunting his
earring
mightily.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas
|
Charles Warren Stoddard
British Dictionary definitions for
earring
earring
/ (
ˈɪəˌrɪŋ
) /
noun
an ornament for the ear, usually clipped onto the lobe or fastened through a hole pierced in the lobe
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