释义 |
ear-drop|ˈɪədrɒp| [f. ear n.1 + drop n.] 1. An ornamental pendant worn in the ear.
1720Defoe Capt. Singleton 211 A few Diamonds in the Ear-drops. 1861[see Albert 1]. 1936L. C. Douglas White Banners ix. 201 While finding the jabot, she had come upon a pair of long imitation-jade eardrops. 2. transf. The popular name of the flower of the common fuchsia. (Britten and Holland.) |