eared

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; -Clifton Fadiman
adjective having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination

From ear + -ed.

One hand rested easily on his hip, in the other hand he swung the eared cap with goggles. — That Which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day, Richard Dehan
The youth in a kind of mesmeric trance took down a battered, dog's eared book and turned over the pages. — The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol, William John Locke
Listeneth now to a wonder, That this deer (fox) doth for hunger: Goeth a-field to a furrow, And falleth therein, In eared land or in earth-chink, For to deceive fowls. — The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D., Unknown

dog-eared

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