- ear trumpet
- noun (C) a type of tube that is wide at one end, used by old people in the past to help them hear
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
ear trumpet
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Ear trumpet — Trumpet Trump et, n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See {Trump} a trumpet.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ear trumpet — Ear Ear, n. [AS. e[ a]re; akin to OFries. [ a]re, [ a]r, OS. ?ra, D. oor, OHG. ?ra, G. ohr, Icel. eyra, Sw. [ o]ra, Dan. [ o]re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis, Russ. ukho, Gr. ?; cf. L. audire to hear, Gr. ?, Skr. av to favor, protect. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ear-trumpet — earˈ trumpet noun A trumpet shaped tube formerly used as a hearing aid • • • Main Entry: ↑ear … Useful english dictionary
ear trumpet — ► NOUN ▪ a trumpet shaped device formerly used as a hearing aid … English terms dictionary
ear trumpet — n. a trumpet shaped tube formerly used as a hearing aid by the partially deaf … English World dictionary
ear trumpet — ear .trumpet n a type of tube that is wide at one end, used by old people in the past to help them hear … Dictionary of contemporary English
ear trumpet — ear ,trumpet noun count an object that people used in the past to help them hear, shaped like a tube that is wide at one end … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ear trumpet — noun a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing impaired person • Syn: ↑hearing aid • Hypernyms: ↑acoustic device * * * ˈear trumpet 7 [ear trumpet] noun … Useful english dictionary
ear trumpet — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ear trumpet : singular ear trumpet plural ear trumpets an object that people used in the past to help them to hear, shaped like a tube that is wide at one end … English dictionary
ear trumpet — ear′ trum pet n. a trumpet shaped device held to the ear for amplifying sounds, formerly used as an aid to hearing • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
ear trumpet — a trumpet shaped device held to the ear for collecting and intensifying sounds and once commonly used as an aid to hearing. [1770 80] * * * … Universalium
