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Antonyms for earrings

Grammar : Noun
Spell : eer-ring, -ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪərˌrɪŋ, -ɪŋ

Definition of earrings

Origin :
  • Old English earhring, from ear (n.1) + hring (see ring (n.)). Also earspinl. Now including any sort of ornament in the ear; the pendants were originally ear-drops (1720).
  • The two groups which had formerly a near monopoly on male earrings were Gypsies and sailors. Both has the usual traditions about eyesight, but it was also said that sailors' earrings would save them from drowning, while others argued that should a sailor be drowned and washed up on some foreign shore, his gold earrings would pay for a proper Christian burial. ["Dictionary of English Folklore"]
  • As in jewelry : noun precious stones, metals worn as decoration
Example sentences :
  • The latter are represented by earrings, bracelets and necklaces.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • She was dressed in a gaudy old calico gown, and had earrings in her ears.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • And standing before the mirror at that moment, she caught sight of her earrings.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • No one will notice the holes in your ears if you take out the earrings, and then you can run about.
  • Extract from : « The Little Girl Lost » by Eleanor Raper
  • He wanted its earrings—they were contraband of war, I suppose.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • She opened the box and flashed the earrings before his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various
  • The earrings gave us a good handle to pull each other's ears with.
  • Extract from : « My Reminiscences » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • Therewith she ran to her room, and in a few moments returned with a pair of earrings.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • And she kissed Czipra, and allowed her to place the earrings in her ears.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai
  • Have you ever observed that his ears are pierced for earrings?
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

Synonyms for earrings

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