ear2 (er)

i. [ The stalke was first set, began to eare ere it came to halfe growth, and the last not like to yeeld any thing at all. Capt . John Smith , True Travels, II. 236. ear3+ (er), v. t. [Early mod. E. also eare; To so we and eree upp feeldes fatte and weet, And weedes tender yette oute of hem geet. or erect themselves quickly; attentive. [Rare.] He [the colt] was an ear - brisk and high-necked critter. S. Judd, Margaret, ii. 7. ear-brush (ērʼbrush), n. A brush consisting of a piece of sponge attached to a handle, used to clean the interior (external auditory meatus) of the ear; an aurilave. cold.