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Definition of Ear lobe

1. Noun. The fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear.

Medical Definition of Ear lobe

1. The lowest part of the auricle; it consists of fat and fibrous tissue not reinforced by the auricular cartilage. Synonym: lobulus auriculae, lobule of auricle. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Ear lobe

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1. Essays Upon Heredity and Kindred Biological Problems by August Weismann (1891)
"The ear-lobe of the latter is quite normally formed; it is broad and well-developed, ... The ear-lobe of the son, on the other hand, is extremely minute, ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Central Nicobarese Language (English-Nicobarese and by Edward Horace Man (1889)
"... brim of hat. chok-oal-nâng, ear-ache. da-nâng; da-nang, any stringed instrument. det-nâng, hollow behind ear-lobe. ..."

3. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1857)
"The whiteness of the face and ear-lobe increases with age in both rex«. The ear-lobe should be white at a few months, but the face increases in whiteness ..."

4. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"Today there is a pit on both sides of each ear lobe, although there is no hole through either lobe. No ear rings were ever worn in the ears. ..."

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