dog-ear

noun
/ˈdɒɡɪə/UK/ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹ/US

Etymology

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).

  1. inherited from *h₂ṓws
  2. inherited from *ausô
  3. inherited from *auʀā
  4. inherited from ēare — “ear
  5. inherited from ere
  6. compounded as dog-ear — “dog + -'s + ear

Definitions

  1. The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been…

    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. To fold (the corner of the page of a book or other publication).

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

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA