earwire

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noun

A bow of wire, looped to fasten an earring to a pierced ear.

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Meanings

nounearwire (plural earwires)

plural earwires

  1. A bow of wire, looped to fasten an earring to a pierced ear.

Origin

ear + wire

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Translations

German Ohrbügel
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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