Part 3562

<blockquote>Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine <b>ear</b>. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; <as>as, the <ex>ears</ex> of a tub, a skillet, or dish</as>. The <i>ears</i> of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Bell</er>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Acroterium</er></def> <sd>(a)</sd>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Crossette</er>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.</def>

<blockquote>Dionysius . . . would give no <b>ear</b> to his suit. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your <b>ears</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>About the ears</col>, <cd>in close proximity to; near at hand.</cd> -- <col>By the ears</col>, <cd>in close contest; as, to set <i>by the ears<i>; to fall together <i>by the ears<i>; to be <i>by the ears<i>.</cd> -- <col>Button ear</col> (in dogs), <cd>an ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside.</cd> -- <col>Ear finger</col>, <cd>the little finger.</cd> -- <col>Ear of Dionysius</col>, <cd>a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons.</cd> -- <col>Ear sand</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>otoliths. See <er>Otolith</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ear snail</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any snail of the genus <spn>Auricula</spn> and allied genera.</cd> -- <col>Ear stones</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>otoliths. See <er>Otolith</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ear trumpet</col>, <cd>an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a partially deaf person.</cd> -- <col>Ear vesicle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a simple auditory organ, occurring in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or otocysts.</cd> -- <col>Rose ear</col> (in dogs), <cd>an ear which folds backward and shows part of the inside.</cd> -- <col>To give ear to</col>, <cd>to listen to; to heed, as advice or one advising.</cd> "<i>Give ear unto<i> my song." <i>Goldsmith</i>. -- <col>To have one's ear</col>, <cd>to be listened to with favor.</cd> -- <col>Up to the ears</col>, <cd>deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble <i>up to one's ears<i>.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs>

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<hw>Ear</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Eared</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Earing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To take in with the ears; to hear.</def> <mark>[Sportive]</mark> "I <i>eared</i> her language."

<i>Two Noble Kinsmen.</i>

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<hw>Ear</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>ear</ets>; akin to D. <ets>aar</ets>, OHG. <ets>ahir</ets>, G. <ets>\'84hre</ets>, Icel., Sw., & Dan. <ets>ax</ets>, Goth. <ets>ahs</ets>. <ets><?/<?/<?/</ets>. Cf. <er>Awn</er>, <er>Edge</er>.]</ety> <def>The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.</def>

<blockquote>First the blade, then the <b>ear</b>, after that the full corn in the <b>ear</b>. <i>Mark iv. 28.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Ear</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; <as>as, this corn <ex>ears</ex> well</as>.</def>

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<hw>Ear</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>erien</ets>, AS. <ets>erian</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>era</ets>, OHG. <ets>erran</ets>, MHG. <ets>eren</ets>, <ets>ern</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>aren</ets>, <ets>\'84ren</ets>, Icel. <ets>erja</ets>, Goth. <ets>arjan</ets>, Lith. <ets>arti</ets>, OSlav. <ets>orati</ets>, L. <ets>arare</ets>, Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Arable</er>.]</ety> <def>To plow or till; to cultivate.</def> "To <i>ear</i> the land."

<i>Shak.</i>

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<hw>Ear"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Arable; tillable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<h1>Earache</h1> <Xpage=465>

<hw>Ear"ache`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Ache or pain in the ear.</def>

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<hw>Ear"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Receiving by the ear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Hewyt.</i>

<h1>Ear-bored</h1> <Xpage=465>

<hw>Ear"-bored`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the ear perforated.</def>

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