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• dog-ear — dog′ ear or dog′ear n. 1) a corner of a page folded over like a dog s ear 2) to fold down the corner of (a page in a book) • Etymology: 1650–60 …   From formal English to slang

• dog-ear — [dôg′ir΄] n. a turned down corner of the leaf of a book vt. to turn down the corner of (a leaf or leaves in a book): Also written dogear dog eared adj. dogeared …   English World dictionary

• dog-ear — noun a corner of a page turned down to mark your place • Hypernyms: ↑signal, ↑signaling, ↑sign • Part Holonyms: ↑page * * * I. transitive verb also …   Useful english dictionary

• dog-ear — /ˈdɒg ɪə / (say dog ear) noun 1. the corner of a page in a book folded over like a dog s ear, as by careless use or to mark a place. –verb (t) 2. to disfigure with dog ears. –dog eared, adjective …  

• dog-ear — noun Date: 1856 the turned down corner of a page especially of a book • dog ear transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• dog-ear — /dawg ear , dog /, n. 1. (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog s ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place. 2. Archit. crossette. v.t. 3. to fold down the corner of (a page in a book). Also, dogear, dog s ear. [1650 60] * * * …   Universalium

• dog-ear — 1. noun folded corner of a page (as from a book or magazine, so as to mark ones place) 2. verb To fold the corner of a books page. His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph …   Wiktionary

• dog-ear — n. corner of a page turned down to keep one s place in a book v. turn down the corner of a page in order keep one s place (i.e. in a book, magazine, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Dog ears — A dog eared page. A dog ear is a phrase that refers to the folded down corner of a book page,[1] because wolves ears stand erect while the ears of many breeds of dog flop over. A dog ear can serve as a bookmark. While generally frowned upon by… …   Wikipedia

• dog-eared — adjective a) To be bent or slightly ragged in appearance in a manner like the ear of certain dogs. It implies that the page has been read a lot, but could be a sign of mistreatment: The pages in his favorite book were dog eared from years of… …   Wiktionary

• dog — {{11}}dog (n.) O.E. docga, a late, rare word used of a powerful breed of canine. It forced out O.E. hund (the general Germanic and IE word; see CANINE (Cf. canine)) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (Cf. Fr.… …   Etymology dictionary