Lear

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lear \Lear\, v. t.
     To learn. See {Lere}, to learn. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Lear \Lear\, n.
     Lore; lesson. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lear \Lear\, a.
     See {Leer}, a. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lear \Lear\, n.
     An annealing oven. See {Leer}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lear
       n 1: British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
            [syn: {Edward Lear}]
       2: the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed
          and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters [syn: {King
          Lear}]