Earlobe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lobe \Lobe\ (l[=o]b), n. [F. lobe, Gr. lobo`s.]
     Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat
     rounded form; as:
     (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf.
         --Gray.
     (b) (Zool.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of


         certain birds, as the coot.
     (c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the
         liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of {Brain}.
     (b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a
         non-circular gear wheel.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Lobe of the ear}, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the
        human ear terminates below, also called the {earlobe}.
        See. Illust. of {Ear}.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  earlobe
       n : the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear [syn: {ear
           lobe}]