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- noun Objects designed to
cover a person'sears forprotection againstcold ornoise . They consist of athermoplastic ormetal head-band , that fits over the top of the head, and apad at each end, to cover the external ears.
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Examples
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His signature routine, which he lovingly reworked for years (and through frequent arrests) was "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" (you can find it on 1972's platinum album Class Clown, or watch a 1978 update), a radio broadcast of which brought his work to the attention the Supreme Court, which in FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978) affirmed the government's right to say "earmuffs" to New York radio listeners.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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he has been an irresistible lunatic with a strange reservoir of undying confidence, peculiar sensitivity and the kind of morality that insists on "earmuffs" for a child's ears while a frat party is planned.
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he has been an irresistible lunatic with a strange reservoir of undying confidence, peculiar sensitivity and the kind of morality that insists on "earmuffs" for a child's ears while a frat party is planned.
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But as it turned out when we boarded the aircraft, after donning life vests and helmets with noise-canceling earmuffs, I wasn't worried at all for myself.
Mission: Osprey on Hudson Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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She was decked out in a full-length sable with mink earmuffs, black leather gloves, and high-heeled boots.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
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When we asked a passing girl pressing her earmuffs close to her head, she said "what a nuisance!" and scurried on.
Lunch near the Madison, with Scabby Elizabeth Flock 2011
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I should have worn a scarf and hat, maybe earmuffs.
Second verse, same as the first William Henderson 2012
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Then again, that disconnect is what makes Bob Saget's act so devastatingly funny, even if a part of us still impulsively wants to reach for the earmuffs.
Getting Up Guide: Story/Stereo, Bob Saget, 'Titus Andronicus' Alex Baldinger 2010
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Put on some earmuffs and less whine, moar vampire secks.
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Deirdre Devine, 41, of Hubbard, Ohio, wore red earmuffs and a yellow paper hat that said "Impeach Kasich."
Ohio Republicans Offer Union-Bill Amendments Kris Maher 2011
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