oorbel
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Afrikaans
Etymology
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- Hyphenation: oor‧bel
Noun
oorbel (plural oorbelle, diminutive oorbelletjie)
Dutch
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Noun
oorbel f or m (plural oorbellen, diminutive oorbelletje n)
- earring (piece of pierced ear jewelry of any type)
- 1784, Alex Balthazaar, Chirurgia practica, of oefenende heelkunde, publ. by J. B. Elwe, page 178.
- § 369. Wanneer, door de mode om zwaare oorbellen te draagen, de oorlellen zijn doorgeſcheurd, dan kan men dit gebrek, met de boorden van de ſpleet rauw te maaken, en zamentehegten,ligtelijk herſtellen.
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- 1784, Alex Balthazaar, Chirurgia practica, of oefenende heelkunde, publ. by J. B. Elwe, page 178.
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- Afrikaans: oorbel