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dog-eared - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dog-eared' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dog-eared [ a.]
- Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book.

Meaning of 'dog-eared' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dog-eared [ s]
Meaning (1):
- worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down
Example in sentence:
  • a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down;
  • an old book with dog-eared pages