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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

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University of Washington researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user's earlobe temperature.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

“Disappointment. Frustration. Hypocrisy,” said Harper, a 33-year-old cradle Catholic who fit the fashion of a woke warrior with his trucker hat, nose ring and small gauges in each earlobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2021

Like the color of your eyes or shape of your earlobe, the structure of your hairline is actually quite individual and says a great deal about you.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2021

The mastoid process can easily be felt on the side of the head just behind your earlobe.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

He was missing the bottom of one earlobe.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull