prick-eared

[prik-eerd]

adjective

having the ears upright and pointed: a prick-eared dog.

British.

Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short.

Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads.

Archaic. priggish.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English

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Prick-eared is always a great word to know.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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