eared

Etymology

ear + -ed

adj

  1. (chiefly in combination) Having ears (of a specified type).
    He was a large-eared man.
    Tho' he despond that sows his grain, / To bind his full-ear'd sheaves, and bring / from long captivity, 1796, Nicholas Brady, Nahum Tate, A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Church, London: H.D. Symonds, Psalm, 126 verse 6, p. 81
    1835, William Wordsworth, "On a High Part of the Coast of Cumberland," line 19-20, in The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, edited by William Knight, Volume VII, London: Macmillan & Co., 1896, http://www.gutenberg.org/files/47143/47143-h/47143-h.htm Teach me with quick-eared spirit to rejoice / In admonitions of thy softest voice!
    1960, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Perennial Classics, 2002, Part Two, Chapter 28, p. 305, Some of his rural clients would park their long-eared steeds under the chinaberry trees in the back yard, and Atticus would keep appointments on the back steps.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of ear

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/eared), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.