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adjective

Eared adj.

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

(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 Otariidae, including the fur seals and hair seals. See Seal.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Eared" Quotes from Famous Books

... have said—were accompanied by packs of little sharp-eared dogs, who gave vent to loud yelps. Accompanied by these dogs, about twenty men, taking between them one of the nets, of which there were altogether about a dozen, set off to a spot fixed on, where there was a clearing ...

— The Two Supercargoes - Adventures in Savage Africa • W.H.G. Kingston

... their joy. Heavy woollen shirts, thick cloth trousers and jackets, knitted socks; but acceptable beyond all was a pilot-suit—warm enough for the Channel in winter. Happy above all power of expression was he who secured it. With an eared cloth cap and a pair of half boots, to complete his preposterous rig, no Bond Street exquisite could feel more calmly conscious of being a well-dressed man than he. From henceforth he would be the observed of all observers at chapel on Sunday, exciting worldly desires and aspirations ...

— The Cruise of the Cachalot - Round the World After Sperm Whales • Frank T. Bullen

... were sitting in the office before going out to the street for the morning's grist, Mehronay dog-eared a fat piece of copy and jabbed it on the hook as he started ...

— In Our Town • William Allen White

... trains came to view, one of fifty long-eared beasts of burden; two of seventy each, with every animal carrying three hundred pounds weight of silver, amounting to nearly thirty tons. The sight seemed almost too good to be true. With a wild shout the ambuscaders leaped from their hiding places to rush frantically ...

— Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea • Charles H. L. Johnston

... latter was obliged to call out the guard for aid. "Sick 'em, Pete!" cried Mandy, when she found her arms pinioned; and at once there darted out from under the cart a hairy little demon of a dog, mute, mongrelish, pink-eared, which began silent havoc with ...

— The Way of a Man • Emerson Hough

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