Basic kind of earring Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. adult male horse kept for breeding
2. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
(verb)
1. scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
2. provide with or construct with studs

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

EARRING (noun)
1. jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe
BASIC (adjective)
1. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
2. serving as a base or starting point
BASIC (noun)
1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
2. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner’s all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

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