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dog-ear

American  
[dawg-eer, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌɪər, ˈdɒg- /
Also dogear,

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).

dog-ear British  

verb

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

  2. computing to bookmark (a website)

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noun

  1. a folded-down corner of a page

  2. computing a bookmark

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of dog-ear

First recorded in 1650–60

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