"earhole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: earholes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ere hol, herehole, equivalent to ear + hole. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ere hol}} Middle English ere hol, {{com|en|ear|hole}} ear + hole Head templates: {{en-noun}} earhole (plural earholes)
  1. The outer aperture of the ear; the entrance to the ear canal. Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (outer aperture of the ear): κύαρ (kúar) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), korva-aukko (Finnish), korvareikä (Ingrian)
    Sense id: en-earhole-en-noun-syRlVaBo Disambiguation of Clothing: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of 'outer aperture of the ear': 84 12 4
  2. A puncture in the ear, usually in the earlobe, such as for earrings. Categories (topical): Body art, Clothing, Face Translations (puncture): 耳窿 (alt: ji⁵ lung⁴⁻¹) (Chinese Cantonese), korvareikä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-earhole-en-noun-t7jw3S95 Disambiguation of Body art: 27 48 26 Disambiguation of Clothing: 47 53 0 Disambiguation of Face: 13 81 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ingrian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 60 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 64 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 58 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 79 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 28 54 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 21 66 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 66 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 20 68 13 Disambiguation of 'puncture': 3 92 5
  3. An opening in a head-covering, such as a hat or helmet, for the ears. Translations (opening in head covering): korvanreikä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-earhole-en-noun-caaLVhVl Disambiguation of 'opening in head covering': 9 32 58

Inflected forms

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