dog-eared

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
To be folded in a manner like the ear of certain dogs. It implies the page was purposely folded to mark the page:

By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.

To be bent or slightly ragged in appearance in a manner like the ear of certain dogs. It implies that the page has been read a lot, but could be a sign of mistreatment:

The pages in his favorite book were dog-eared from years of reading it at bedtime.

A book or piece of paper that is dog-eared has been used so much that the corners of the pages are turned down or torn. dog-eared copies of ancient history books. dog-eared books or papers have been used so much that the corners are turned over or torn
a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages
worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke
Short-eared Dog
Atelocynus microtis, an elusive canid endemic to the Amazonian Basin
dog-ear
folded corner of a page (as from a book or magazine, so as to mark one's place)
dog-ear
To fold the corner of a book's page

His eyes went to his book and stayed there long enough to finish a paragraph. He dog-eared it and put it down.

dogeared
Having many pages with corners that have been folded down, usually a sign of heavy use

Originally used of the corners of pages that have become ragged through creasing, dog eared is now applied to any pages that have the appearance of heavy use. The term is confined mainly to American catalogues; the British prefer frayed..

dogeared
Simple past tense and past participle of dogear
dog ear
Occurs when you fold into a fold (such as a letter fold) At the side of one of the creases you get an indentation It may look like a small inverted triangle
dog ear
A letter fold at the side of one of the creases, an indentation occurs
dog eared book
{i} book with having dog-ears; book with worn and turned pages that have been folded over to indicate the place reached in reading
dog-ear
a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
dog-ear
{i} corner of a page turned-down to keep one's place in a book
dog-ear
{f} turn down the corner of a page in order keep one's place (i.e. in a book, magazine, etc.)
dogeared
past of dogear
dogeared
Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long- continued usage; said of a book
dogeared
{s} having the corner folded down
dog-eared
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