ass-earn.

Brit.

/ˈasˌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈæsˌɪ(ə)r/

Forms:

α. see ass n.¹ and ear n.¹

β. 1500s–1600s asses eare, 1500s– ass's ear, 1600s–1700s asses ear, 1700s asse's ear.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ass n.¹, ear n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < ass n.¹ + ear n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of ass n.¹ + ear n.¹ Compare Middle French oreille d'asne, French oreille d'âne (second half of the 14th cent.; 1611 in Cotgrave denoting the plant comfrey).

1. An ass's ear. Also: an adornment resembling the ear of an ass conventionally attached to the hood or cap of a fool (fool n.¹ 2a). Usually in plural. Also in extended use.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > parts of

ass-ear?c1225

colt's tooth1607

?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 132 Þe ancre þe haueð þe asse earen longe to here feor.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. viii. 1121 Men seiþ þat if a man seiþ in an asse eere þat he is ysmyte wiþ a scorpioun, anon þe malice passeþ.

1543 T. Chaloner tr. G. Cousin Office of Seruauntes sig. Cvi They make him a hogges snowte, with asse eares, and hertes feate.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 26 Three drops of blood out of the vaine of an Asses eare.

1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 6 in Παροιμιογραϕια You would make me believe that an Asses ears are made of horns.

a1668 W. Davenant Law against Lovers in Wks. (1673) 309 Have her Ass-ears in publick bor'd, as Love's Known Slave.

1742 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 482/2 Even a Diadem could not cover the Ass-Ears of Midas.

?1859 T. Taylor Fool's Revenge iii. 52 in Lacy's Acting Ed. XLIII Think'st thou I'd trust her name To thy ass-ears?

1907 To-morrow (Chicago) Nov. 31 King Midas hath ass-ears!

2014 L. P. Buck Rom. Monster i. 19 The illustration depicts the abbot riding backwards on an ass, with the hood of his cowl displaying ass ears.

†2. The plant comfrey (genus Symphytum), esp. common comfrey, S. officinale (with allusion to the shape and rough texture of the leaves). Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > comfrey

gallocc1000

comfreyc1265

consolida1480

wallwort1561

consound1578

ass-ear1585

blackwort1597

knit-back1597

back-wort1598

knit-wort1611

boneset1653

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 137/1 Wallwoort: asseeare: comfrey.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Consire, the hearbe Comfrey, Consound, Asse eare, Knitbacke, Backwort.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Z z 3^v The greater Comfrey..from the similitude of its leafes is called Asses eare.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ass-ear
释义	ass-earn. Brit. /ˈasˌɪə/, U.S. /ˈæsˌɪ(ə)r/ Forms: α. see ass n.¹ and ear n.¹ β. 1500s–1600s asses eare, 1500s– ass's ear, 1600s–1700s asses ear, 1700s asse's ear. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ass n.¹, ear n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < ass n.¹ + ear n.¹ In β. forms < the genitive of ass n.¹ + ear n.¹ Compare Middle French oreille d'asne, French oreille d'âne (second half of the 14th cent.; 1611 in Cotgrave denoting the plant comfrey). 1. An ass's ear. Also: an adornment resembling the ear of an ass conventionally attached to the hood or cap of a fool (fool n.¹ 2a). Usually in plural. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > [noun] > equus asinus (ass) > parts of ass-ear?c1225 colt's tooth1607 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 132 Þe ancre þe haueð þe asse earen longe to here feor. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. viii. 1121 Men seiþ þat if a man seiþ in an asse eere þat he is ysmyte wiþ a scorpioun, anon þe malice passeþ. 1543 T. Chaloner tr. G. Cousin Office of Seruauntes sig. Cvi They make him a hogges snowte, with asse eares, and hertes feate. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 26 Three drops of blood out of the vaine of an Asses eare. 1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 6 in Παροιμιογραϕια You would make me believe that an Asses ears are made of horns. a1668 W. Davenant Law against Lovers in Wks. (1673) 309 Have her Ass-ears in publick bor'd, as Love's Known Slave. 1742 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 482/2 Even a Diadem could not cover the Ass-Ears of Midas. ?1859 T. Taylor Fool's Revenge iii. 52 in Lacy's Acting Ed. XLIII Think'st thou I'd trust her name To thy ass-ears? 1907 To-morrow (Chicago) Nov. 31 King Midas hath ass-ears! 2014 L. P. Buck Rom. Monster i. 19 The illustration depicts the abbot riding backwards on an ass, with the hood of his cowl displaying ass ears. †2. The plant comfrey (genus Symphytum), esp. common comfrey, S. officinale (with allusion to the shape and rough texture of the leaves). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > comfrey gallocc1000 comfreyc1265 consolida1480 wallwort1561 consound1578 ass-ear1585 blackwort1597 knit-back1597 back-wort1598 knit-wort1611 boneset1653 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 137/1 Wallwoort: asseeare: comfrey. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Consire, the hearbe Comfrey, Consound, Asse eare, Knitbacke, Backwort. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Z z 3^v The greater Comfrey..from the similitude of its leafes is called Asses eare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1225
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