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dog-ear

dog-ear

7.1
A corner of a book page folded down to mark where you stopped reading
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔɡˌɪr/
translation icon : dobleces
  • Using a dog-ear to mark her favorite quote, she carefully folded the corner of the page.

Examples

  • I made a dog ear on page 65.

    Iron Sky (2012)

  • She found a dog-ear on the page, reminding her of the helpful advice she wanted to revisit.

  • We underline, star, dog-ear, and highlight to make the book our own.

    Blog text (13)

  • I created a dog-ear on page 32 to remember where I left off in the novel.

Synonyms

bookmark
vsdog-ear
13 1.2

A thin piece of paper or ribbon placed between the pages of a book to mark where you stopped

marks the place by folding a page corner rather than inserting an object
bookmarker
vsdog-ear
2.4

An object you put between pages to mark where you left off

marks the place by folding a page corner rather than inserting an object

Surface Forms

dog-ear singular
dog-ears plural

Morphology

dog-ear = dog + ear (semi-transparent) = dog + ear

A compound of 'dog' + 'ear' using a metaphorical image (folded page corner likened to an ear), so the components are clear but the specific noun sense is somewhat figurative.

Etymology

Dog-ear comes from the simple picture that a folded corner of a page looks like a dog's ear bent over. So to make a dog-ear is to fold the page corner to mark your place.