EAR

See MARK, 1 (2); MAYHEM.

(529) E. Lat. From; out of. See Ex. Ea est accipienda interpretatio, quæ vitio caret. That interpretation is to be received [or adopted] which is free from fault [or wrong]. The law will not intend a wrong. Bacon's Max. 17, (in reg. 3). E. L. Fr. A contraction of et, (and). I that he was properly the chief judicial officer Arsions e homicides. Artic. sup. Chart. or judge of the county, (prætorem seu justic. 17. E volums ke; and we will that. tiarium comitatus,) answering to the sagiConf. Cart. 25 Edw. I. baro of the Salian law; and that he was a different officer from the earl or comes, (who properly was the governor of the county,) occupying a middle rank between him and the vice-comes, or earl's deputy. Spelman, vocc. Aldermannus, Aldermannus comitatus. A law of Athelstan, cited by Spelman, (voc. Eorla,) in which eorles and ealdormannes are both mentioned, strongly confirms this idea; but the ancient authorities are not uniformly clear on this point. The word ealdorman is sometimes erroneously written (with an r,) earlderman, the first syllable of which may have led to the idea that it denoted the same officer as earl. See Earl.

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. Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine ear. Tennyson. 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 Acroterium (a). Same as Crossette. Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention. Dionysius . . . would give no ear to his suit. Bacon. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. Shak. About the ears, in close proximity to; near at hand. -- By the ears, in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to fall together by the ears; to be by the ears. -- Button ear (in dogs), an ear which falls forward and completely hides the inside. -- Ear finger, the little finger. -- Ear of Dionysius, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons. -- Ear sand (Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. -- Ear snail (Zoöl.), any snail of the genus Auricula and allied genera. -- Ear stones (Anat.), otoliths. See Otolith. -- Ear trumpet, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a partially deaf person. -- Ear vesicle (Zoöl.), a simple auditory organ, occurring in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or otocysts. -- Rose ear (in dogs), an ear which folds backward and shows part of the inside. -- To give ear to, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one advising. "Give ear unto my song." Goldsmith. -- To have one's ear, to be listened to with favor. -- Up to the ears, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as, to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]

To take in with the ears; to hear. [Sportive] "I eared her language." Two Noble Kinsmen.

The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels. First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. Mark iv. 28.

The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. | The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle. | A police informant. | The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music. | The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention. | That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool. | An acroterium. | A crossette. | A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc. | A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking. | The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist. | A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.

To take in with the ears; to hear. | To hold by the ears.

To plough.