"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, {{m|enm|herehole}} herehole, {{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): Face Translations (opening in head covering): korvanreikä (Finnish) 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 Face: 52 42 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 30 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 31 7 Disambiguation of 'opening in head covering': 48 16 36 Disambiguation of 'outer aperture of the ear': 84 11 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: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of Clothing: 5 95 0 Disambiguation of Face: 52 42 6 Disambiguation of 'puncture': 9 87 4
  3. An opening in a head-covering, such as a hat or helmet, for the ears.
    Sense id: en-earhole-en-noun-caaLVhVl

Inflected forms

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