eardrop

American  

[eer-drop] / ˈɪərˌdrɒp /

noun

eardrops plural

1. an earring with a pendant.

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eardrop British  

/ ˈɪəˌdrɒp /

noun

1. a pendant earring

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• eardrops
  plural

Etymology

Origin of eardrop

First recorded in 1710–20; ear ¹ + drop

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

eardrop eardrops

The queen has jewels in her hair, a pearl eardrop, and two necklaces, one fitting closely to the neck, the other falling over the breast.

From Shakespeare and Precious Stones Treating of the Known References of Precious Stones in Shakespeare's Works, with Comments as to the Origin of His Material, the Knowledge of the Poet Concerning Precious Stones, and References as to Where the Precious Stones of His Time Came from by Kunz, George Frederick

Each eardrop was a single turquoise, almost as large, and quite as clear in colour, as a hedge-sparrow's egg.

From Vixen, Volume III. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

Becker anticipates poodle-dog is now growing, along with other so-called fire followers, like fire poppies, golden eardrops and whispering bells.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025

Dolores loved these, her only valuable trinkets, and wore them constantly: she even slept in her pretty eardrops.

From Zoe; Or, Some Day A Novel by Leonard, May

Whereupon he sang out at the top of his voice- "Bones made up his dais, with mud it's plastered o'er, Old shoes are his eardrops; a jackal, nothing more!"

From The Junior Classics — Volume 1 by Patten, William

He remembered that she wore no jewellery, except sparkling blue sapphire eardrops.

From Là-bas by Wallace, Keene

The juice of the leaves mixed with cocoanut oil is used in the form of eardrops in suppurative otitis.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers