noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
gold
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Inside were a small pair of gold earrings , each with a pearl in the centre.
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He remembered buying her a black picture hat and a pair of dangling gold earrings to make her look more sophisticated.
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On her last visit I'd been unable to take my eyes off her gold earrings and her bangles.
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Mr Sammler was struck once, but not astonished, to see that he wore a single gold earring .
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Real garnet and gold heart-shaped earrings , $ 49. 99.
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The one with the elbows and the gold earring !
■ NOUN
hoop
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Small gold hoop earrings caught the light as she turned her head.
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Tonight he wears peach-colored slacks, a matching gingham blouse, brass hoop earrings and a rhinestone stud in his nose.
pearl
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What use are pearl earrings to you?
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I loved the pointy beard and razor-sharp eyes, the pearl earring fixed in his left lobe.
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It was a pair of pearl earrings .
■ VERB
wear
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He has a trendy haircut and wears a dangling earring , but his accent is like his father's.
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She wore large gold earrings and a heavy strand of pearls, and on her right hand was a huge diamond ring.
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She very often went barefoot in order to keep her feet in good condition, and she wore long, dangly earrings .
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She wore sparkling black earrings and too much eye makeup.
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Does it really matter whether Marco Polo had a beard, wore an earring or had six black teeth?
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Mr Sammler was struck once, but not astonished, to see that he wore a single gold earring .
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Some may have been worn as earrings .
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She wore sapphire earrings , and her ring was a diamond of irrefutable substance.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And she was wearing a beautiful pair of sapphire earrings Zack had bought her in London.
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J., uses the ancient technique of lost-wax sculpting to create her belts, earrings and other metal accessories.
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She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.
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She had large earrings in her pierced ears.
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The collection of earrings, brooches and necklaces have attracted widespread interest from buyers at the International Spring Fair.
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This had annoyed Jonquil and set her steel earring swinging with temper.
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What use are pearl earrings to you?