eared

American

[eerd] / ɪərd /

adjective

having ears or earlike appendages.

eared British

/ ɪəd /

adjective

1. having an ear or ears
2. ( in combination )
  
  long-eared
  two-eared

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eared

1350–1400; Middle English ered, Old English ēarede. See ear ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

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In the Mission District, we picked off several, including Dog Eared Books and Borderlands Books, both on Valencia.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2019

Dog Eared Books is perfectly cluttered, with a mix of new, used and remaindered books.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2019

Cerveris was Bob Mould's guitarist on tour in 1998 and he put out a solo CD in 2004 called "Dog Eared," which poured out of him after a breakup.

From US News • Apr. 15, 2015

Sometimes these are called Eared Seals, for they possess little ears, while the real Seals have only small holes in the side of the head for ears.

From Within the Deep Cassell's "Eyes and No Eyes" Series, Book VIII. by Smith, R. Cadwallader

It is taken from the Manchurian Eared Pheasant of northern China.

From The Bird Study Book by Pearson, Thomas Gilbert

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