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n. - Either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather.

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Usage examples (34)
  • In Illinois, a three-judge district court upheld Illinois '4th Congressional District-the famous "earmuff" district (see district top right above) - against a Shaw...
  • UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All the earmarks of an earmuff.
  • Dennis Kucinich left politics to open a chain of big and tall earmuff stores.
  • I went to the hardware store and bought headphone-earmuff-thingie ear protectors.
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