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earware

earware noun: personal acoustical equipment, especially headsets.

Noun

earware (uncountable)

  1. Personal acoustical equipment, especially headsets.
    • Throw in the hand-cut, all-terrain Goodyears and buying protective earware would be a wise purchase.2000, Autocar
    • If youre an avid cyclist you know riding with your headphones on can be dangerous […]2007 June 5, “Hear tunes, sounds with earware”, in Idaho Statesman
  2. Earrings.

Examples of earware in a sentence

  • Curiously, Aliph calls this earware rather than a headset, hence the comparison to sunglasses.2008 May 16, “Style and Design Important for Bluetooth Headsets”, in PC Magazine:
  • Billed as 'earware' it's more jewelry than ho-hum headset and comes in black, silver and rose gold to accessorize with your every outfit.2008 June 10, “Gear picks”, in Canada.com:

Origin of earware

From ear + -ware.

Questions about earware

What does earware mean?
Earware means personal acoustical equipment, especially headsets.
How do you use earware in a sentence?
Curiously, Aliph calls this earware rather than a headset, hence the comparison to sunglasses.
What part of speech is earware?
Earware is a noun.

Words near earware in the dictionary

  1. eartrumpet
  2. eartrumpets
  3. eartube
  4. eartubes
  5. earwards
  6. earware
  7. earwax
  8. earwax impaction
  9. earwax impactions
  10. earwaxes
  11. earwaxy

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