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Dog-eared

//ˈdɒɡɪəd// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

    "By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order."

  2. 2
    Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired. figuratively

    "This is the old, old pain come home once more, Bent down with answers wild and very lame For all my delving in old dog-eared lore That drove the Sages mad. And boots the world Aught for their wisdom?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down wordnet

Etymology

From dog + eared (“having ears (of a specified type)”), modelled after dog’s-ear (obsolete), due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The word is analysable as dog-ear (“to fold the corner of a book’s page”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives) (dog-ear is attested in print later than dog-eared).

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