Ear. (Anglo-Saxon, eáre.)
By ear. To sing or play by ear means to sing or play without knowledge of musical notes, depending on the ear only.
Give ear to … Listen to; give attention to.
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By ear. To sing or play by ear means to sing or play without knowledge of musical notes, depending on the ear only.
Give ear to … Listen to; give attention to.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.