4. (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch; as, an earthy fracture.
Ear"wax` (?), n. (Anat.) See Cerumen.
Ear"wig` (?), n. [AS. eárwicga; eáre ear + wicga beetle, worm: cf. Prov. E. erri-wiggle.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera, belonging to the order Euplexoptera.
2. (Zoöl.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the genus Geophilus.
Both insects are so called from the supposition that they creep into the human ear.