ear drops

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plural noun

medicinal drops for use in the ears.

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Words nearby ear drops

earbash, earbob, earbud, ear candy, eardrop, ear drops, eardrum, eared, eared seal, earflap, earful

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How to use ear drops in a sentence

Their diadems, ear-drops, bracelets Page 413and anklets remind one of the forms unearthed at Hissarlik and in Cyprus.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, October, 1877, Vol. XX. No. 118|Various
The Navajos wear them as ear-drops, by boring them and attaching them to the ear by means of a deer sinew.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
Long, pale amber ear-drops completed her adornments, and she flourished—yes, she really did—a large red and yellow bandana!
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XVII. No. 101. May, 1876.|Various
After opening my case she selected a very showy set, ear-drops and pin, which I sold her for one dollar.
Twenty Years of Hus'ling|J. P. Johnston

The child's-nurse had long gold ear-drops and a head-dress of red bandanna.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XXVI., December, 1880.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ear drops

eardrops

/ (ˈɪəˌdrɒps) /

pl n

liquid medication for inserting into the external ear

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