earing

earingnoun/ˈɪəɹɪŋ/

• 1

  nauticaltransportA line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.

• 2

  nauticaltransportA line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard.

  • You've forgot to pass the tack-earing, but wid time and help ye'll larn. There's good and just reason for ivry rope aboard, or else 'twould be overboard. D'ye follow me?
• 3

  nauticaltransportA line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.

• 4

  businessmanufacturingA manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing.

• 5

  archaicA ploughing of land.

  • For these two yeeres hath the famine bene in the land: and yet there are fiue yeeres, in the which there shall neither be earing nor haruest.
  • Sixe dayes thou shalt worke, but on the seuenth day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in haruest thou shalt rest.
• 6

  archaicrareAn earring.

  • Gustave. (Gets up.) What? I believe you are wearing my earings yet!

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• ear