ear trumpet

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noun

a trumpet-shaped device held to the ear for collecting and intensifying sounds and once commonly used as an aid to hearing.

Origin of ear trumpet

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby ear trumpet

earthwoman, earthwork, earthworm, earthy, ear to the ground, have one's, ear trumpet, ear tuft, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness

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Example sentences from the Web for ear trumpet

This was rather an ear-trumpet than a speaking-trumpet, and it is certain that the former was invented before the latter.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
But it was the ear-trumpet, rendered necessary by her deafness, which afforded the greatest entertainment.
Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century|W. H. Davenport Adams
Her hair was a rich raw sienna, and any man would have made love to her had she but carried an ear-trumpet.
Marge Askinforit|Barry Pain
And Joe snatched the ear-trumpet out of his hand, and jerked it over a shed into the field behind.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893|Various

The ear-trumpet described furious circles in the air—another danger signal, as I knew from experience.
Rebel women|Evelyn Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for ear trumpet

ear trumpet

noun

a trumpet-shaped instrument that amplifies sounds and is held to the ear: an old form of hearing aid

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单词	ear trumpet
释义	ear trumpet SEE SYNONYMS FOR ear trumpet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a trumpet-shaped device held to the ear for collecting and intensifying sounds and once commonly used as an aid to hearing. Origin of ear trumpet First recorded in 1770–80 Words nearby ear trumpet earthwoman, earthwork, earthworm, earthy, ear to the ground, have one's, ear trumpet, ear tuft, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ear trumpet This was rather an ear-trumpet than a speaking-trumpet, and it is certain that the former was invented before the latter. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman But it was the ear-trumpet, rendered necessary by her deafness, which afforded the greatest entertainment. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century\|W. H. Davenport Adams Her hair was a rich raw sienna, and any man would have made love to her had she but carried an ear-trumpet. Marge Askinforit\|Barry Pain And Joe snatched the ear-trumpet out of his hand, and jerked it over a shed into the field behind. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893\|Various The ear-trumpet described furious circles in the air—another danger signal, as I knew from experience. Rebel women\|Evelyn Sharp British Dictionary definitions for ear trumpet ear trumpet noun a trumpet-shaped instrument that amplifies sounds and is held to the ear: an old form of hearing aid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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