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earflap

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ear·flap  (îrflp)
n.
A flap attached to a cap that may be turned down to cover the ears. Also called earlap.

earflap [ˈɪəˌflæp]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) Also called earlap either of two pieces of fabric or fur attached to a cap, which can be let down to keep the ears warm
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a small flap of skin forming the pinna of such animals as seals
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Noun1.earflapearflap - one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm
cap - a tight-fitting headdress
flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
Translations
earflap [ˈɪəflæp] Norejera f


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The child wears a knit hat, and the puffy tassels dangling from his earflaps sway each time he coughs.
3 engine was hit, and as I turned to look at it, a big piece of shrapnel came flying through the cockpit and hit my earflap.
Nor is there much in the way of shopping, although I did find a store that sold a fur hat made of a coyote--an entire coyote, its ears and leathery little nose sticking out the top, the tail hanging behind, and the earflaps made from paws that still had the claws attached.
 
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