Ear

  • 51ear — Crossette Cros*sette (kr?s s?t ), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See {Crosier}.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52ear — canon can on (k[a^]n [u^]n), n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon rule (cf. F. canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine, LL. canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model, fr. Gr. kanw n rule, rod, fr. ka nh, ka nnh, reed. See {Cane} …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53ear — inner ear (the auditory organ lying in the otic capsule, consisting of the semicircular canals, ampullae, utriculus, sacculus, lagena, sinus endolymphaticus and ductus endolymphaticus. Filled with and surrounded by perilymph (or seawater in forms …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 54éar — 1. n ( es/ ) ear (of corn); 2. 2 m ( es/ as) wave, sea, ocean; 3. 2 m ( es/ as) the earth, the ground; name of the rune for éa; 4. see ǽr; 5. see éare see ár …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 55ear — North Country (Newcastle) Words a kidney: the ear of veal . cf. German niere …

    English dialects glossary

  • 56ear — «Ухо» (Ear)     Элемент справа вверху у строчной [буква по размеру меньше заглавной, иногда отличаются по рисунку] g. Некоторые применяют тот же термин для правой части строчной r …

    Шрифтовая терминология

  • 57ear — I. , sb. (of corn). RG. 490. AS. ear II. , sb. (of the body). RG. 492. AS. eare …

    Oldest English Words

  • 58ear — ɪə n. part of the body used for hearing; ability to differentiate between musical tones; sense of hearing; ear of corn, corncob …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 59ear —    a microphone used in secret surveillance    The jargon of espionage and spy fiction:     If they think you ve got something to hide, they ll plant another ear. (D. Francis, 1978) …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 60ear —    In casting, a depression that receives a pin for aligning the pieces in a two piece mold. Pictured here is a two piece rubber mold in which a jeweler can cast a wax ring to be used in lost wax casting. An ear can be seen at each corner of the… …

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