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Webster 1913 Edition
dog-eared
dog′-earedˊ
,Adj.
1.
Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; – said of a book;
as, an old book with
. dog-eared
pagesMaking a page
dog-eared
is sometimes done deliberately to mark a location in a book. Statute books before unopened, not
dog-eared
. Ld. Mansfield.