earring
nounnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɪəɹɪŋ//
- United Kingdom//ˈɪːɹɪŋ//
- //ˈiːɹɪŋɡ//
- //ˈɪəɹɪŋɡ//
- //ˈiːɹɪŋ//
A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
noun
- 1
A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
Etymology
From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).
noun
- 1
Variant of earingAlternative form of earing (“a manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing”).
Forms
- plural
- earrings
Earnest · A male given name from the Germanic languages, of occasional…earnings · Wages, money earned, income.Earp · A surname.
earring · A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
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