the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery worn on the head > [noun] > wires (2)
†(a) an arrangement of wire around the ear used to keep a head covering in place (obsolete); (b) the hook, wire, or metal loop that passes through…
Perhaps: an arrangement of wire around the ear used to keep a head covering in place; = ear wire n. (a) at ear, n.1 compounds 2. Usually in plural.