earlobe

American  

[eer-lohb] / ˈɪərˌloʊb /

Or ear lobe

noun

1. the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.

---

Etymology

Origin of earlobe

First recorded in 1855–60; ear ¹ + lobe

Example Sentences

Douglas was shirtless, with a long scarf tied around his head and a hoop earring dangling from his earlobe—his costume for The Thief of Bagdad, the movie Anna May had a part in.

From Literature

“Well, my ears are about to fall off,” Helen says, rubbing her earlobe.

From Literature

Enormous purple feather earrings dangle from her earlobes, and there are thick stripes of eyeliner outlining her big brown eyes.

From Literature

“But you do have a spot of ketchup on the back of your earlobe.”

From Literature

The earlobe fern, with its pendulous, spore-bearing clusters.

From Literature