dog-ear
dog-ear · dog-ears
Eselsohr
The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having…The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
UK/ˈdɒɡɪə/US/ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹ/
Meaning
1 sensesThe folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
Eselsohr
More definitions
- a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
Translations
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By meaning 1
folded corner of the page of a book or other publication:
Origin
The noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their aThe noun is a variant of dog's-ear, from dog + -’s + ear, due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs.
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