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earlap

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From Middle English [Term?], from Old English ēarlæppa. By surface analysis, ear + lap.

noun earlaps

archaic The ear lobe. ...of boring the Earlap, which is performed in Germany, not merely for the purpose of inserting earrings, but as a method of counter-irritation in ophthalmic diseases
A flap connected to headgear to protect the ear (against the cold, or physical harm); an earflap. Everyone looked over at Shevchuk, who was shifting from one foot to the other, rumpling his well-traveled hat with its missing earlap

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@misc{earlap_2026,
  title = {earlap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earlap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}