ear
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1. ear - Noun
2. ear - Verb
Meaning
Same as Acroterium.
The organ of hearing; the external ear.
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear for music; -- in the singular only.
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; any prominence or projection on an object, -- usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of Bell.
Same as Crossette.
Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.
To take in with the ears; to hear.
The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.
To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as, this corn ears well.
To plow or till; to cultivate.
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The voice of truth is unpleasant to the ear.
The passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
The ear cannot hold as much water as it does news.
Lend a false ear to false words.
With one ear he hears, and with the other he dismisses.