earloben.

Brit.

/ˈɪələʊb/, U.S.

/ˈɪrˌloʊb/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, lobe n.

Etymology: < ear n.¹ + lobe n.

1. The pendulous and fleshy lower part of the pinna of the human ear. Cf. lobe n. b.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] > flap or lobe

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ear-lapOE

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lobe1719

earlobea1785

ear flap1810

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ear bud1953

a1785 C. Collignon Misc. Wks. (1786) 24 (heading) Ear-lobe.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 130 All distend the ear-lobe: a hole is bored with a needle..and is enlarged by inserting bits of cane.

1902 H. H. Johnston Uganda Protectorate II. xix. 868 The Sabei men also hang to their locks of hair and to their ear-lobes rather striking ornaments.

1958 R. Jaffe Best of Everything ii. 24 Her dark hair was cut just to her ear lobes.

2000 P. Beatty Tuff x. 141 He used to stuff his natural into a black felt tam, tilt it so that one edge hung just above his earlobe.

2. In domestic fowl: an area of naked skin below the ear, frequently brightly coloured. Cf. ear lappet n. 2.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > parts of

poultry feather1822

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ear lappet1867

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1886 I. K. Felch Poultry Culture iii. ii. 209 To such a male breed well grown pullets..with dark horn-colored beaks, ear-lobes red, also wattle, both very small but fine in texture.

1943 F. A. Hays & G. T. Klein Poultry Breeding Appl. iii. 38 Three varieties of Leghorns, all with white earlobes, were crossed with five breeds with red earlobes.

2012 Your Chickens Apr. 41/2 Breeds with heavy white earlobes tend to lay white eggs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earlobe
释义	earloben. Brit. /ˈɪələʊb/, U.S. /ˈɪrˌloʊb/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ear n.¹, lobe n. Etymology: < ear n.¹ + lobe n. 1. The pendulous and fleshy lower part of the pinna of the human ear. Cf. lobe n. b. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] > flap or lobe lapc1000 ear-lapOE list1530 lippet1598 lug1602 lappet1609 handle1615 libbet1627 auricle1650 flip-flop1661 pinna1682 helix1684 lobe1719 earlobea1785 ear flap1810 leaf1819 shell1831 pavilion1842 ear bud1953 a1785 C. Collignon Misc. Wks. (1786) 24 (heading) Ear-lobe. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 130 All distend the ear-lobe: a hole is bored with a needle..and is enlarged by inserting bits of cane. 1902 H. H. Johnston Uganda Protectorate II. xix. 868 The Sabei men also hang to their locks of hair and to their ear-lobes rather striking ornaments. 1958 R. Jaffe Best of Everything ii. 24 Her dark hair was cut just to her ear lobes. 2000 P. Beatty Tuff x. 141 He used to stuff his natural into a black felt tam, tilt it so that one edge hung just above his earlobe. 2. In domestic fowl: an area of naked skin below the ear, frequently brightly coloured. Cf. ear lappet n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > genus Gallus (domestic fowl) > [noun] > member of (fowl) > parts of poultry feather1822 deaf-ear1854 ear lappet1867 earlobe1886 1886 I. K. Felch Poultry Culture iii. ii. 209 To such a male breed well grown pullets..with dark horn-colored beaks, ear-lobes red, also wattle, both very small but fine in texture. 1943 F. A. Hays & G. T. Klein Poultry Breeding Appl. iii. 38 Three varieties of Leghorns, all with white earlobes, were crossed with five breeds with red earlobes. 2012 Your Chickens Apr. 41/2 Breeds with heavy white earlobes tend to lay white eggs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1785
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