Definition of Ear hole

1. Noun. A hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears.

Generic synonyms: Hole

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ear Hole

ear candle
ear candles
ear candling
ear candy
ear cartilages
ear cleaning
ear cockle
ear crystals
ear cyst
ear dagger
ear daggers
ear diseases
ear doctor
ear finger
ear fungus
ear hole (current term)
ear lobe
ear lobe crease
ear lobes
ear mange
ear neoplasms
ear pit
ear protective devices
ear puncture
ear ringing
ear shell
ear shells
ear specialist
ear tag
ear to the ground

Literary usage of Ear hole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"... the reflected margin of the ear, helix; — !od), n. ear-hole; — loffel, m. ear pick(er); ... earhole ..."

2. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1903)
"It is now possible to draw a diagram giving the real position of the above points relatively to each other and to the ear- hole. The neighbouring points may ..."

3. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1896)
"3 At blow-hole, midway between eye and ear-hole, circumference, 3 Ear-hole to ear-hole over top of head, .... 1 Eye to eye over top of head, . ..."

4. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1902)
"He made no examination of the catcher before he started, to see if there was a pin to hold it in the casting or ear hole, and did not look for any pin. ..."

5. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1875)
"... wing 250 mm. ; tarsus 60 mm ; middle toe without the nail 39 mm. ; left ear-hole (taken on a stuffed specimen) 14, right ear-hole 22 mm. long. "Hob. ..."

6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1903)
"Height (1) sitting, (2) standing, (3) kneeling ; height above the ground of (4) ear-hole, (5) chin, (6) acromion, (7) elbow, (8) wrist, (9) trochanter, ..."

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