dog's-ear

A form of dog-ear — 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.

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Meanings

noundog's-ear (plural dog's-ears)

plural dog's-ears

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of dog-ear.
verbdog's-ear (third-person singular simple present dog's-ears, present participle dog's-earing, simple past and past participle dog's-eared)

present singular third person dog's-ears · participle present dog's-earing · participle past dog's-eared · past dog's-eared

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of dog-ear.

    […] Lady Slattern Lounger, vvho had juſt ſent it home, had ſo ſoiled and dog's-ear'd it, it vva'n't fit for a chriſtian to read.

    1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 5

Origin

See dog-ear.

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APA

dog's-ear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog's-ear

MLA

“dog's-ear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog's-ear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog's-ear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog's-ear.

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