earring
part of speech
noun (an earring, earrings)
meaning for a pupil
An earring is a piece of jewellery worn on the ear, usually through a small hole in the earlobe. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and 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. In the primary 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
- 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 →
- 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 the corpora
- And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
- Rings, earrings and necklaces come off before sport, because they catch and tear skin.
- Take off rings, earrings and necklaces before sport, because they can catch and tear skin.
- He sends money and presents: a tablet, gold earrings, sweets.
Trees and pragmatics
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