earmuff

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/ˈɪəmʌfs/

noun

A garment to keep the ears warm.

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Meanings

nounearmuff (plural earmuffs)

plural earmuffs · alternative ear muff

  1. A garment to keep the ears warm.
  2. A garment or part worn over a single ear.
  3. A sound-deadening cup or a pair of such cups worn over the ear or ears.
  4. attributiveAttributive form of earmuffs.

Origin

From ear + muff.

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Translations

Catalan orellera
  • orelleragarment to keep the ears warm
Chinese Mandarin 耳套, 耳罩
  • 耳套 (ěrtào)garment to keep the ears warm
  • 耳罩 (ěrzhào)garment to keep the ears warm
  • 耳包子 (ěrbāozi)garment to keep the ears warm
Czech klapka
  • klapkagarment to keep the ears warm
Dutch oorwarmers
  • oorwarmersgarment to keep the ears warm
Esperanto orelumo
  • orelumogarment to keep the ears warm
Finnish korvaläpät, kuulosuojain
  • korvaläpätgarment to keep the ears warm
  • kuulosuojainsound-deadening cup or cups
French cache-oreilles, casque anti-bruit
  • cache-oreillesgarment to keep the ears warm
  • casque anti-bruitsound-deadening cup or cups
  • casque antibruitsound-deadening cup or cups
German Ohrenschützer
  • Ohrenschützergarment to keep the ears warm
Icelandic eyrnaskjól
  • eyrnaskjólgarment to keep the ears warm
Japanese 耳当て
  • 耳当て (mimiate)garment to keep the ears warm
Korean 귓집
  • 귓집 (gwitjip)garment to keep the ears warm
Māori kōpani taringa
  • kōpani taringasound-deadening cup or cups
Polish nausznik, nausznik
  • nausznikgarment to keep the ears warm
  • nauszniksound-deadening cup or cups
Portuguese abafador
  • abafadorsound-deadening cup or cups
Russian нау́шники, наушники
  • нау́шникиgarment to keep the ears warm
  • наушники (naušniki)sound-deadening cup or cups
Spanish orejera
  • orejeragarment to keep the ears warm
Swedish öronmuff, öronskydd
  • öronmuffgarment to keep the ears warm
  • öronskyddgarment to keep the ears warm
  • hörselkåpasound-deadening cup or cups
Welsh clustgap
  • clustgapgarment to keep the ears warm
Cite this entry
APA

earmuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earmuff

MLA

“earmuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earmuff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earmuff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earmuff.

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