prick-eared
Americanadjective
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having the ears upright and pointed.
a prick-eared dog.
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British.
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Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short.
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Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads.
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Archaic. priggish.
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Etymology
Origin of prick-eared
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Example Sentences
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A few years earlier, it was a group of Bedford, N.H., seventh-graders who brought a prick-eared, frizzy-coated breed known as the Chinook to the attention of that state’s legislature.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2012
In another moment, through the snow-encrusted glass of the carriage window, he saw a gaunt prick-eared head, with gaping jaw and lolling tongue and gleaming teeth; a second later another head shot up.
From Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki
Only, as my memory drew it, it should have been peopled with strange figures-nymphs dancing on the sward, and a prick-eared faun peeping from the covert.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan
In the prick-eared variety the ears are carried erect, with very fine ear feathering, and the face fringe is long and thick.
From Dogs and All about Them by Robert Leighton
A female figure stood with its right foot on the neck of a very disagreeable beast, something like a pig, but prick-eared and hairy.
From Gossamer 1915 by George A. Birmingham
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