The organ of hearing; the organ by which sound is perceived; and in general, both the external and internal part is understood by the term. The external ear is a cartilaginous funnel, attached, by ligaments and muscles, to the temporal bone.

The sense of hearing, or rather the power of distinguishing sounds and judging of harmony; the power of nice perception of the differences of sound, or of consonances and dissonances. She has a delicate ear for music, or a good ear.

In the plural, the head or person. It is better to pass over an affront from one scoundrel, than to draw a herd about one’s ears.

The top, or highest part. The cavalier was up to the ears in love.

A favorable hearing; attention; heed; regard. Give no ear to flattery. I cried to God--and he gave ear to me. Psalm 77:1. He could not gain the prince’s ear.

Disposition to like or dislike what is heard; opinion; judgment; taste. He laid his sense closer--according to the style and ear of those times.

Any part of a thing resembling an ear; a projecting part from the side of any thing; as the ears of a vessel used as handles.

The spike of corn; that part of certain plants which contains the flowers and seeds; as an ear of wheat or maiz. To be by the ears, To fall together by the ears, To fight or scuffle; to quarrel. To go together by the ears, To set by the ears, to make strife; to cause to quarrel.

To shoot, as an ear; to form ears, as corn.

To plow or till.