The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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

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

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

Lear \Lear\, n.
   An annealing oven. See Leer, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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