"earclip" meaning in English

See earclip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: earclips [plural]
Etymology: ear + clip Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ear|clip}} ear + clip Head templates: {{en-noun}} earclip (plural earclips)
  1. Any of several different things that clip on the ear
    An earring for people who do not have pierced ears
    Sense id: en-earclip-en-noun-asv4LNs7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Any of several different things that clip on the ear
    An identifying tag for cattle
    Sense id: en-earclip-en-noun-rtN6EuJz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for earclip meaning in English (1.2kB)

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