earring

CEFRA2

/ˈɪrɪŋ/

noun

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  1. 01

    noun

    A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

Examples

  • She tried again to fix the earring into her ear.

  • I lost an earring.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

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Origin

noun

From Middle English erering, from Old English ēarhring (“ear-ring”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀahring, equivalent to ear + ring. Cognate with West Frisian earring (“earring”), Dutch oorring (“earring”), German Low German Ohrring (“earring”), German Ohrring (“earring”), Danish ørering (“earring”), Swedish örring (“earring”).