earring
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- earringed adjective
Etymology
Origin of earring
before 1000; Middle English erering, Old English ēarhring. See ear 1, ring 1
Example Sentences
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BBC Radio 2's Mills joked: "I am playing the role of James from The Traitors, and my fake earring is absolutely killing me, although I am getting quite used to these really big sideburns!"
From BBC
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
Enormous purple feather earrings dangle from her earlobes, and there are thick stripes of eyeliner outlining her big brown eyes.
From Literature
She wore a yellow knit beanie, gold hoop earrings and the relieved grin of a woman who has finally checked a mammogram off her to-do list.
From Los Angeles Times
In her ears were three tiny holes where earrings were supposed to be.
From Literature
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