dog-eared
4
4.4
- adjective
- /ˈdɔɡˌɪrd/
- The dog-eared pages of the library's copy of the textbook show how often it has been used.
- a dog-eared copy
- dog-eared pages
- dog-eared book
Examples
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But I still to this day carry with me dog eared copies of his books, of his essays.
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Jack pulls out his old dog-eared dime novel and hands it to Les.
Fiction book (1992) -
The only dog-eared page in the Book.
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Or did you run straight to the dog-eared pages?
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Inside, he finds a small dog-eared drawing book.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now, whenever I encounter a dog-eared page, I smooth its wounded edge.
Fiction book (2000) -
Ronald drops a dog-eared copy of that 1972 LIFE magazine with Brian on the cover on the table.
Fiction book (1991) -
I love picking up a book and flipping through dog-eared pages or discovering a book by accident.
Blog text (13) -
The pages were dog-eared from use and heavily annotated with scribbles in the margins and highlighting markers.
Fiction book (2002) -
I discovered a dog-eared copy of Philip Caputo's memoir A Rumor of War (1977).
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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3.1
An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful
2
7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
2
8.7
With corners bent or turned down from use
1
4.8
Old clothing or fabric with small holes made by moths
Pages worn and dirty from being often turned by fingers
Worn and in bad condition from long use
An object that has been used a lot and is now damaged or not useful
Antonyms
How Worn
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dog-eared comes from the simple image of a page corner folded down so it looks like a dog's ear. So, a dog-eared book has its page corners turned down and looks worn from a lot of use.