ear lappetn.
/ˈɪə ˌlapɪt/, U.S. /ˈɪ(ə)r ˌlæpət/ 1. An ear flap on a cap or hat that protects the ear in cold weather; = ear tab n. 2. Usually in plural.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > parts of headgear > [noun] > part which covers ears
lug1495
oreillet1548
ear1579
earpiece1653
ear lappet1670
ear flap1823
ear guard1842
ear tab1855
ear muff1859
1670 J. Ogilby Africa 85 On their Head they have commonly a Cap with Ear-lappets.
1841 N.Y. Herald 16 Dec. He wears a bell-shaped cap of woolen stuff, trimmed with dirty fur, and having long, broad ear lappets, similarly lined.
1864 B. Taylor Hannah Thurston vi. 79 Woodbury recognised, projecting between ear-lappets of fur, the curiously-planted nose..which belonged to the Rev. Mr. Waldo.
1898 E. N. Westcott David Harum xiii. 120 A diamond stud of perhaps two carats showed in the triangle of spotless shirt front, and on his head was a cloth cap with ear lappets.
1937 M. L. Robinson Bright Island iii. 215 The two strode along in companionable silence, collars up, ear lappets tied down, pants tucked in heavy boots.
1976 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 66 514/2 (caption) He is dressed in his religious gown and wears the characteristic headdress with ear-lappets turned up.
2012 R. Olmstead Coldest Night xvi. 110 They'd given up their steel helmets and they wore Korean caps made of dog fur with ear lappets, one down and one up to hear and then change sides to warm the cold ear.
2. Ornithology. Esp. in the junglefowl (genus Gallus): an area of naked skin below the ear; = earlobe 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
deaf-ear1854
ear lappet1867
earlobe1886
1867 Ibis 3 154 In the Burmese race [of the wild Jungle-fowl] the ear-lappets are crimson, like the comb and wattles.
1868 C. Darwin Variation Animals & Plants I. vii. 244 The breeds which..have red ear-lappets.
1909 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 7 728 The cock of Gallus ferrugineus has a naked red face and throat..and whitish ear-lappets.
2002 S. Madge & P. McGowan Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse 292 Genus Gallus: junglefowls... Cocks have a prominent fleshy coronal comb, throat wattles and ear lappets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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