earlap
7.9
A flap on each side of a hat that covers the ear to keep it warm
- noun
- /ˈɪrˌlæp/
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orejera
- He wore a warm cap with earlaps to keep his ears cozy during the winter hike.
Examples
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On cold days, I always choose a hat that has earlaps to protect my ears from the chilly wind.
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The child happily donned his bright blue hat, complete with earlaps, before heading outside to play.
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The same to you, with earlaps.
Synonyms
earflap
vsearlap
2
3.4
A piece of cloth on the side of a hat that covers an ear to keep it warm
has the same meaning but differs only in written form
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word earlap comes from ear and lap, where lap here means 'fold' or 'flap', like in overlap when one thing covers another. So an earlap is the flap on a hat that covers your ear to keep it warm.