Prick-eared — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having erect, pointed ears; said of certain dogs. [1913 Webster] Thou prick eared cur of Iceland. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prick-eared — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having erect pointed ears used especially of a dog; compare crop eared 2 2. : having conspicuous ears … Useful english dictionary
prick ear — noun Etymology: back formation from prick eared : an ear carried stiffly erect prick ears are required of most terriers by the breed standards … Useful english dictionary
prick — (n.) O.E. prica (n.) point, puncture, particle; prician (v.) to prick, from W.Gmc. *prikojanan (Cf. Low Ger. pricken, Du. prikken to prick ); Dan. prikke to mark with dots, Swed. pricka to point, prick, mark with dots are probably from Low German … Etymology dictionary
tu|lip-eared — «TOO lihp IHRD, TYOO », adjective. = prick eared. (Cf. ↑prick eared) … Useful english dictionary
dog eared — Synonyms and related words: auriculate, bare, big eared, creased, crimped, crop eared, deep worn, doubled, ear minded, eared, flexible, flop eared, flounced, fluted, foldable, folded, folding, gathered, long eared, lop eared, mouse eared, plaited … Moby Thesaurus
Tulip-eared — Tu lip eared , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having erect, pointed ears; prick eared; said of certain dogs. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tulip-eared — adjective see tulip ear * * * tuˈlip eared adjective Prick eared, as a dog • • • Main Entry: ↑tulip … Useful english dictionary
English White Terrier — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = Old English White Terrier by Alfred de Prades altname = White English Terrier Old English Terrier British White Terrier country = Britain name = English White Terrier extinct = trueThe White English Terrier also… … Wikipedia
Skye Terrier — Infobox Dogbreed image caption = A Skye Terrier akcgroup = Terrier Group akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/skye terrier/index.cfm ankcgroup = Group 2 (Terriers) ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/skye.html ckcgroup = Group 4 (Terriers) ckcstd =… … Wikipedia