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ladies'-earrings

American  
[ley-deez-eer-ringz, -ingz] / ˈleɪ dizˈɪərˌrɪŋz, -ɪŋz /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

PLURAL

ladies'-earrings

  1. lady's-earrings.

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The bricks were red, the sky was brilliant blue, the knots in the barbed wire sparkled like ladies’ earrings.

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