- Dog's-eared
- Dog's-ear Dog's"-ear`, n. The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog. --Gray. -- {Dog's"-eared`}, a. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
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Dog's-eared
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dog's-eared — variant of dog eared * * * dog s eared «DGZ IHRD, DOGZ », adjective. = dog eared. (Cf. ↑dog eared) … Useful english dictionary
Dog's-ear — n. The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of a dog. Gray. {Dog s eared }, a. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dog's-ear — dog s eared, adj. /dawgz ear , dogz /, n., v.t. dog ear. * * * … Universalium
dog-eared — adjective worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down a somewhat dog eared duke...a bit run down Clifton Fadiman an old book with dog eared pages • Syn: ↑eared • Similar to: ↑worn * * * adjective … Useful english dictionary
Eared seal — Eared seals Temporal range: 12–0 Ma … Wikipedia
dog-eared — a. 1. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long continued usage; said of a book; as, an old book with dog eared pages. Note: Making a page dog eared is sometimes done deliberately to mark a location in a book. [ … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dog-eared — dog′ eared or dog′eared adj. 1) having dog ears: a dog eared volume[/ex] 2) shabby; worn • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
dog-eared — [ˈdɔg ıəd US ˈdo:g ırd] adj dog eared books or papers have been used so much that the corners are turned over or torn ▪ a dog eared novel … Dictionary of contemporary English
dog-eared — [ dag ,ırd ] adjective a dog eared page or book has been used so much that the corners or edges have become damaged or torn … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dog-eared — If a book is dog eared, it is in bad condition, with torn pages, etc … The small dictionary of idiomes
