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eared

  [eerd]
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–adjective
having ears or earlike appendages.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ered, OE ēarede. See ear 1 , -ed 3

ear

2  [eer]
–noun
1. the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
–verb (used without object)
2. to form or put forth ears.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME ere, OE ēar, æhher; c. G Ahre, ON ax, Goth ahs ear, L acus husk

ear

3  [eer]
–verb (used with object) British Dialect.
to plow; cultivate.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME ere(n), OE erian; c. ON erja, Goth arjan, L arāre
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ear 2   (îr)   
n.  The seed-bearing spike of a cereal plant, such as corn.
intr.v.   eared, ear·ing, ears
To form or grow ears.

[Middle English ere, from Old English ēar; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
eared   (îrd)   
adj.  

  1. Having ears or earlike projections.

  2. Having a specified kind or number of ears. Often used in combination: a lop-eared puppy.

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Cultural Dictionary

ear

The organ of hearing, which also plays a role in maintaining balance. It is divided into the outer ear (from the outside to the eardrum), the middle ear, and the inner ear.

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Word Origin & History

ear  (2)
"grain part of corn," from O.E. ear (W.Saxon), æher (Northumbrian) "spike, ear of grain," from P.Gmc. *akhaz (gen. *akhizaz), from PIE base *ak- "sharp, pointed" (cf. L. acus "husk of corn;" see acrid).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ear
Pronunciation: 'i(&)r
Function: noun
1 : the characteristic vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium consisting in the typicalmammal of a sound-collecting outer ear separated by the tympanic membrane from a sound-transmitting middle ear that in turn is separated from a sensory inner ear by membranous fenestrae
2 a : the external ear of humans and most mammals b : a human earlobe ears pierced>
3 a : the sense or act of hearing b : acuity of hearing

Main Entry: eared
Pronunciation: 'i(&)rd
Function: adjective
: having ears especially of a specified kind or number eared man>
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Medical Dictionary

ear (ēr)
n.

  1. The organ of hearing, responsible for maintaining equilibrium as well as sensing sound and divided into the external ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.

  2. The part of this organ that is externally visible.

  3. The sense of hearing.

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Science Dictionary
ear 2   (îr)  Pronunciation Key 
The seed-bearing spike of a cereal plant, such as corn or wheat.
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