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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

... brand from the fire, and whirling it around his head, and shouting at the same time, he dashed toward an old dead tree some distance away. Two stump-tailed, tuft-eared animals, uttering loud ferocious screams, leaped from the boughs and tore away through the thickets, terror stabbing at their hearts, as the circling flame of red pursued them. ...

— The Hunters of the Hills • Joseph Altsheler

... And among the first couples to sail out on the floor, if you'll believe it, was none other than Marjorie and our lop-eared young hero, Skeet Keyser. ...

— Torchy, Private Sec. • Sewell Ford

... overhead. Again one sees the hunter galloping in his chariot over the hard sand of the desert, shooting his arrows at the gazelle as he goes. Or yet again with his dogs he is shown in pursuit of the long-eared Egyptian hare, or of some other creature of the desert. When not thus engaged he may be seen excitedly watching a bullfight, or eagerly judging the merits of rival wrestlers, boxers, and fencers. One may follow him later into the seclusion of his garden, where, surrounded by a wealth of ...

— The Treasury of Ancient Egypt - Miscellaneous Chapters on Ancient Egyptian History and Archaeology • Arthur E. P. B. Weigall

... had any fascination for the lad; but from the first his spirit drew him to the long-eared shaggy mokes of certain of the neighbours. While the other urchins from the River Ward spent their days in and out of the river dodging the coppers, at the draw-docks on Chiswick Mall, or down by the coal-wharves ...

— Boy Woodburn - A Story of the Sussex Downs • Alfred Ollivant

... very busy in one of these affairs, I remember, Jim was blue-eared, ragged-nerved and petulant to such a degree that I began to think of shipping him back to the old farm, where pork gravy and fried cakes would certainly restore his nervous system; otherwise I felt he would land in a ...

— Cupid's Middleman • Edward B. Lent

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