| Earal | a. Receiving by the ear. [ Obs. ] Hewyt. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earl | n. [ OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. &unr_; male, Zend arshan man. Cf. Jarl. ] A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See Count. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earl | n. (Zoöl.) The needlefish. [ Ireland ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earlap | n. The lobe of the ear. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earldom | n. [ AS. eorl-d&unr_;m; eorl man, noble + -d&unr_;m -dom. ] He [ Pulteney ] shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earldorman | n. Alderman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earlduck | n. (Zoöl.) The red-breasted merganser (Merganser serrator). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earles penny | [ Cf. Arles, 4th Earnest. ] Earnest money. Same as Arles penny. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earless | a. Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Earlet | n. [ Ear + -let. ] An earring. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets. Judg. viii. 24 (Douay version). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| earlier | adj. occurring at a prior time; |
| earl | (n) ตำแหน่งขุนนางอังกฤษ, See also: ท่านเอิร์ล |
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| earl | (n) a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount |
| earldom | (n) the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess |
| earldom | (n) the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess |
| earleaved umbrella tree | (n) small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips, Syn. Magnolia fraseri |
| earless | (adj) lacking external ears, Ant. eared, Example: earless seals |
| earless lizard | (n) any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico |
| earless seal | (n) any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers, Syn. true seal, hair seal |
| earlier | (adj) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early, Syn. earliest, Example: a fashion popular in earlier times; his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher; Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera |
| earlier | (adv) earlier in time; previously, Syn. before, Example: I had known her before; as I said before; he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier; her parents had died four years earlier; I mentioned that problem earlier |
| earliness | (n) quality of coming early or earlier in time, Ant. lateness |
