Earflare

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of earspool (short cylindrical ear ornament) worn by high-status Maya.

    "A Maya figure is depicted with earflares, a type of ear ornament."

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"A Maya figure is depicted with earflares, a type of ear ornament."

Etymology

From ear + flare.

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