dog-ear

[ dawg-eer, dog- ]
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noun
  1. (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.

  2. Architecture. crossette.

verb (used with object)
  1. to fold down the corner of (a page in a book).

Origin of dog-ear

1
First recorded in 1650–60

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British Dictionary definitions for dog-ear

dog-ear

verb
  1. (tr) to fold down the corner of (a page)

  2. computing to bookmark (a website)

nounAlso: dog's-ear
  1. a folded-down corner of a page

  2. computing a bookmark

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