earring

Everyday

An earring is a piece of jewellery worn on the ear, usually through a small hole in the earlobe. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, people wear earrings; some schools have rules about jewellery, and in PE earrings must be taken out or taped for safety. Phrases: a pair of earrings, wear earrings, clip-on earrings, studs.

Examples

• She wore shiny gold earrings. tree →
• I got my ears pierced and wore my first earrings. tree →
• Take out your earrings before PE. tree →
• Grandma gave me a pair of earrings. tree →
• One earring fell off at the park. tree →
• Clip-on earrings don't need a hole in your ear. tree →
• The grocer’s wife was so terrified that she took her gold earrings out of her ears and put them in her pocket in order to save something. tree →

Note

Countable: an earring; earrings usually come in a pair. Spelling: double r: ear + ring. Small earrings are often called studs; big round ones are hoops.

In Jewish tradition

A piece of jewelry; Ezekiel lists it among the gifts God gave to Jerusalem, pictured as His bride.

Interpretation. Tradition reads these gifts as the blessings God gave Israel.

Examples

• And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head. (Prophets EZK.16.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: an earring; earrings usually come in a pair. Spelling: double r: ear + ring. Small earrings are often called studs; big round ones are hoops.