earflap
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- noun
- /ˈɪrˌflæp/
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- On his head, he wore a leather aviator's cap with the earflaps pulled down over his gray hair.
- earflap cap
- earflap hat
- wool hat with earflaps
Examples
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The joke was, Mr. Willard wore the same canvas coat and hunting cap with earflaps all year round.
Fiction book (1996) -
The kid in the red winter cap with earflaps walked over and stood in front of Celeste and Johnny.
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Mick ripped an earflap from the hat.
Fiction book (1991) -
His hat is on his head, one earflap jutting out.
Fiction book (2002) -
While I waited for my email, I bought a fleece-lined wool hat with earflaps and strings that tied under the chin.
Blog text (4) -
A swarthy Georgian man in a green cap with earflaps was pacing near the doors.
Fiction book (1992) -
A Russian-style trooper cap works well in cold weather, and earflaps can be worn up or down as temperatures dictate.
Academic text (1994) -
The child wears a knit hat, and the puffy tassels dangling from his earflaps sway each time he coughs.
Academic text (2007) -
A Russian-style trooper cap works well in cold weather, and earflaps can be worn up or down as temperatures dictate.
Synonyms
A flap on each side of a hat that covers the ear to keep it warm
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word earflap is simply ear + flap, where ear means 'ear' and flap means 'a loose piece that can move like a small wing'. So an earflap is the piece on a hat that falls over and covers your ear to keep it warm.