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EARDROP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eardrop mean?
• EARDROP (noun)
The noun EARDROP has 1 sense:
1. an earring with a pendant ornament
Familiarity information: EARDROP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An earring with a pendant ornament
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
drop earring; eardrop; pendant earring
Hypernyms ("eardrop" is a kind of...):
earring (jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe)
Meronyms (parts of "eardrop"):
pendant; pendent (an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring))
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