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The organ of hearing; the external ear.

Having the ear perforated.

Thinking chiefly or most readily through, or in terms related to, the sense of hearing; specif., thinking words as spoken, as a result of familiarity with speech or of mental peculiarity; -- opposed to eye-minded.

The earwig.

A flattened marine univalve shell of the genus Haliotis; -- called also sea-ear. See Abalone.

Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains.

Arable; tillable. [Archaic]

Ache or pain in the ear.

Receiving by the ear. [Obs.] Hewyt.

A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.

A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms.

A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops.

The tympanum. See Illust. of Ear.

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

Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural. [Written also eiryness.] The sense of eariness, as twilight came on. De Quincey.

line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.

A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count.

An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and pedigree, and directs the proclamation of peace and war. The court of chivalry was formerly under his jurisdiction, and he is still the head of the herald's office or college of arms.…

The lobe of the ear.

The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions of an earl.