ladies'-eardrops

[ ley-deez-eer-drops ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

, plural la·dies'-ear·drops.

1. lady's-earrings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ladies'-eardrops¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

She opens to the first page: Mrs. Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies’ eardrops and traversed by a brook that had its source away back in the woods of the old Cuthbert place.

From Literature

The book opens: “Mrs Rachel Lynde lived just where the Avonlea main road dipped down into a little hollow, fringed with alders and ladies’ eardrops and traversed by a brook” – and goes on for another seven lines, ending “thereof”.

From The Guardian