Part 598

Ear"al (?), a. Receiving by the ear. [Obs.] Hewyt.

Ear"-bored` (?), a. Having the ear perforated.

Ear"cap` (?), n. A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.

Ear"coc`kle (?), n. (Bot.) A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms.

Ear"drop` (?), n. 1. A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops.

2. (Bot.) A species of primrose. See Auricula.

Ear"drum` (?), n. (Anat.) The tympanum. See Illust. of Ear.

Eared (?), a. 1. Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as, long- eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten- eared.

2. (Zoöl.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers resembling ears.

Eared owl (Zoöl.), an owl having earlike tufts of feathers, as the long-eared owl, and short-eared owl. -- Eared seal (Zoöl.), any seal of the family Otariidæ, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal.

Ear"i*ness (?), n. [Scotch ery or eiry affected with fear.] Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural. [Written also eiryness.]

The sense of eariness, as twilight came on.

De Quincey.

Ear"ing, n. (Naut.) (a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing. (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing. (c) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.

Ear"ing, n. Coming into ear, as corn.

Ear"ing, n. A plowing of land. [Archaic]

Neither earing nor harvest.

Gen. xlv. 6.

Earl (?), n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. &?; male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl.] A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count.

Earl, n. (Zoöl.) The needlefish. [Ireland]

Ear"lap` (?), n. The lobe of the ear.

Earl"dom (?), n. [AS. eorl- d&?;m; eorl man, noble + -d&?;m -dom.] 1. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.

2. The status, title, or dignity of an earl.

He [Pulteney] shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.

Chesterfield.

Earl"dor*man (?), n. Alderman. [Obs.]

Earl"duck` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator).

Earles" pen`ny (?). [Cf. Arles, 4th Earnest.] Earnest money. Same as Arles penny. [Obs.]