- Lear
- I. noun Date: 13th century a legendary king of Britain and hero of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear II. biographical name Edward 1812-1888 English painter & nonsense poet
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Lear — or Leir can refer to any of the following:* Leir of Britain, a legendary king of the Britons. * King Leir , an anonymous play based on the legend of Leir of Britain, published in 1605. * King Lear , a tragedy by William Shakespeare, also based on … Wikipedia
Lear — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amanda Lear (* 1939), britisch asiatische Pop Sängerin Chuck Lear (* 1946), US amerikanischer Bogenschütze Evelyn Lear (* 1928, eigentlich Evelyn Schulman), US amerikanische Opernsängerin (Sopran) Edward… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Lear — /lear/, n. 1. Edward, 1812 88, English writer of humorous verse and landscape painter. 2. (italics) See King Lear. * * * (as used in expressions) Lear Edward Lear Norman Milton Lear William Powell * * * ▪ legendary English king legendary… … Universalium
lear — /lear/, n. Scot. and North Eng. learning; instruction; lesson. [1350 1400; late ME lere lesson, n. use of lere to teach, OE laeran; c. D leren, G lehren, Goth laisjan; akin to LORE] * * * (as used in expressions) Lear Edward Lear Norman Milton… … Universalium
LEAR (E.) — LEAR EDWARD (1812 1888) Dessinateur et peintre, Edward Lear, spécialiste d’ornithologie, auteur de livres de voyages, demeure essentiellement célèbre pour sa poésie de nonsense : poèmes comiques écrits pour les enfants d’une famille amie (comme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lear — Lear, Edward (1812 88) a British artist and poet, who wrote the Book of Nonsense, a collection of humorous poems Lear 2 Lear, King →↑King Lear … Dictionary of contemporary English
lear|y — «LIHR ee», adjective, lear|i|er, lear|i|est. = leery1. (Cf. ↑leery) … Useful english dictionary
Lear — Lear, v. t. To learn. See {Lere}, to learn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lear — Lear, n. Lore; lesson. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lear — Lear, a. See {Leer}, a. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lear — Lear, n. An annealing oven. See {Leer}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
