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Eared

adjective

Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down. Synonym: dog-eared. "An old book with dog-eared pages"

Having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination.

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"Eared" Quotes from Famous Books

... to settle this question before you leave this warehouse. I won't be called Perceval by you or any other pink-eared cross between Balaam's ass and ...

— The Day of Days - An Extravaganza • Louis Joseph Vance

... king and walked off laughing. "I suppose they did it better in those days, the grand manner," he muttered. And his delight redoubled in rubbing shoulders with the people whose effigies would never appear astride ramping-eared horses in squares built to commemorate victories. He came out on a broad straight avenue, where there were many American officers he had to salute, and M. P.'s and shops with wide plate-glass windows, full of objects ...

— Three Soldiers • John Dos Passos

... associated with newness are carried over into social and intellectual matters, where they do not so completely apply. The new is bright and unfrayed; it has not yet suffered senility and decay. The new is smart and striking; it catches the eye and the attention. Just as old things are dog-eared, worn, and tattered, so are old institutions, habits, and ideas. Just as we want the newest books and phonographs, the latest conveniences in housing and sanitation, so we want the latest modernities in political, ...

— Human Traits and their Social Significance • Irwin Edman

... field-mouse, a short-eared and short-tailed little creature with a thick neck and of a red-brown color. It feeds on grain and seeds, and when hard pressed for food will also eat ...

— On the Trail - An Outdoor Book for Girls • Lina Beard and Adelia Belle Beard

... her parents' joy and pleasure, A maid, whose fruit was ripe, not over-yeared, Her beauty was her not esteemed treasure; The field of love with plough of virtue eared, Her labor goodness; godliness her leisure; Her house the heaven by this full moon aye cleared, For there, from lovers' eyes withdrawn, alone With virgin ...

— Jerusalem Delivered • Torquato Tasso

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