adjective · rare

dog-eared

dog-eared · more dog-eared · most dog-eared

zerlesen, zerfleddert

Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to…Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.

UK/ˈdɒɡɪəd/US/ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹd/

Meaning

2 senses

Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark.
By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.
The pages in his favourite book were dog-eared from years of reading it at bedtime.
zerlesen, zerfleddert
(figuratively)Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.

More definitions

worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down

Translations

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Deutsch

By meaning 1

of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark:

Origin

From dog + eared (“having ears (of a specified type)”), modelled after dog’s-ear (obsolete

From dog + eared (“having ears (of a specified type)”), modelled after dog’s-ear (obsolete), due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The word is analysable as dog-ear (“to fold the corner of a book’s page”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives) (dog-ear is attested in print later than dog-eared).

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