About The Word Dog-eared

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Dog-eared

Dog-eared Meaning & Definition
Dog-eared Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dog-eared?

[adj] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dog-eared: eared | worn

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dog-eared: auriculate | bare | big-eared | creased | crimped | crop-eared | deep-worn | doubled | eared | ear-minded | flexible | flop-eared | flounced | fluted | foldable | folded | folding | gathered | long-eared | lop-eared | mouse-eared | plaited | pleated | pliable | plicate | plicated | plicatile | prick-eared | quilled | ruffled | sere | sharp-eared | shelfworn | shopworn | threadbare | timeworn | tin-eared | tucked | twilled | well-worn | worn | worn ragged | worn to rags | worn to threads | worn-down

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Dog-eared In Webster's Dictionary

\Dog"-eared`\, a. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book. Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared. --Ld. Mansfield.

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