earlap

[ eer-lap ]
noun

  1. earflap.

  2. the lobe of the ear.

  1. the whole external ear; pinna.

Origin of earlap

1
before 1000; Middle English erelappe,Old English ēarlæppa external ear. See ear1, lap1

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How to use earlap in a sentence

  • "Get that out, Sparks," he said, and the operator turned swiftly to his instrument and fitted on his cap and "earlaps" again.

  • Tanya Kovalchuk, weeping freely, petted him on the arm, and adjusted the drooping earlaps of his worn fur cap.

    The Seven who were Hanged | Leonid Andreyev

  • He stroked the small skin earlaps caressingly with one hand, then spat upon his palm and fell to work again.

    Flamsted quarries | Mary E. Waller

British Dictionary definitions for earlap

earlap

/ (ˈɪəˌlæp) /

noun

  1. another word for earflap (def. 1)

  2. rare

    • the external ear

    • the ear lobe

Origin of earlap

1
C16: from ear 1 + lap 1

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