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earring

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɪɹɪŋ/
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/ˈɪɹɪŋ/ · /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/

Definition of earring

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
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noun

  1. A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.
  2. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable)Alternative form of earing (“a manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing”).

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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”).

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