ear ‧ ring /ˈɪərɪŋ $ ˈɪr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a piece of jewellery that you wear on your ear
gold/diamond/pearl etc earrings
She was wearing a pair of beautiful diamond earrings.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ gold/silver etc earrings
He bought her some expensive diamond earrings.
▪ dangling/dangly earrings (=long earrings that hang down from your ear)
I put on some gold dangly earrings.
▪ hoop/hooped earrings (=in the shape of a large circle)
a pair of large silver hoop earrings
■ verbs
▪ wear earrings
She was wearing gold earrings and a diamond necklace.
▪ put on earrings
I forgot to put on my new earrings.
■ phrases
▪ a pair of earrings
I saw a lovely pair of earrings in the jeweller's on the High Street.