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Dog-ear

//ˈdɒɡɪə// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
  2. 2
    a corner of a page turned down to mark your place wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To fold (the corner of the page of a book or other publication). transitive

    "His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph. He dog-eared it and put it down."

Etymology

Etymology 1

The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The verb is either: * directly from dog + ear; * a back-formation from dog-eared; or * a variant of dog's-ear (verb).

Etymology 2

The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The verb is either: * directly from dog + ear; * a back-formation from dog-eared; or * a variant of dog's-ear (verb).

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