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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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914 words match “LEAR”

LEAR v. 4 definitions

To learn. See Lere, to learn. [Obs.]

LEARN v. 3 definitions

instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something. "Learn to do well." Is. i. 17. Now learn a parable of the fig tree. Matt. xxiv. 32.…

Such as can be learned.

Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory. The learnedlover lost no time. Spenser. Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be little knowing. Locke. Words…

One who learns; a scholar.

LEARNING n. 2 definitions

The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.

of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia. Balearic crane. (Zoöl.) See Crane.

BINUCLEAR; BINUCLEATE a.

Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.

BLEAR a. 3 definitions

Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes. His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. Dryden.

BLEAR-EYED a. 2 definitions

Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted. The blear-eyed Crispin. Drant.

Dimmed, as by a watery humor; affected with rheum. -- Blear"ed*ness (, n. Dardanian wives, With bleared visages, come forth to view The issue of the exploit. Shak.

A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter. Dunglison.

BLEAREYEDNESS n.

The state of being blear-eyed.

Somewhat blear.

BOOK-LEARNED a.

having knowledge derived from books. [Often in a disparaging sense.] Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say, Solon's the veriest fool in all the play. Dryden.

CLEAR a. 26 definitions

transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded. The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear. Denham. Fair as the moon, clear as the sun. Canticles vi. 10.

CLEAR-CUT a. 2 definitions

Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. Tennyson.

CLEAR-HEADED a.

Having a clear understanding; quick of perception; intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." Macaulay. -- Clear"-head`ed*ness, n.

CLEAR-SEEING a.

Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear understanding.

CLEAR-SHINING a.

Shining brightly. Shak.