English Dictionary: Earl | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for Earl | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, [or] Syngnathus, acus}); -- called also {earl}, and {tanglefish}. (b) The garfish. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Earl \Earl\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The needlefish. [Ireland] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Earl \Earl\, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS. erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr. [?] male, Zend arshan man. Cf. {Jarl}.] A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an earl is still called countess. See {Count}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Earl, NC (town, FIPS 19140) Location: 35.19493 N, 81.53429 W Population (1990): 230 (104 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Earl, WI Zip code(s): 54875 |