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A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b)

appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b) (Zoöl.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc. Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of…

Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.

he northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.

l; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register. To be avenged On him who had stole Jove's authentic fire. Milton.

he ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.

Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as, autographic ink, paper, or press.

A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone. Ure.

ability. An aëroplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise by virtue of its shape and proportions alone; it is automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of self-operative mechanism.

See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often having the shape of a bird's bill.

pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter.

Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.

One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.

To fly away; to escape; to exhale. [Obs.]

The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. Bouvier.

her or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves.

Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded. Gray.

A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of better material.

One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera Cynocephalus and Papio; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African. See Mandrill, and Chacma, and Drill an ape.