- (transitive) to fold down the corner of (a page)
- a folded-down corner of a page
- a bookmark
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈdog-ˌear or ˈdogˌear,
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- (in a book) a corner of a page folded over to mark a place.
v. [~ + object]
- to fold down the corner of (a page in a book).
dog-ear
(dôg′ēr′, dog′-),USA pronunciation n.
v.t.
- (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- Architecturecrossette.
v.t.
- to fold down the corner of (a page in a book).
- 1650–60
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dog-ear vb
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