dog-ear

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folded corner of a page (as from a book or magazine, so as to mark one's place)
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.

a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
{i} corner of a page turned-down to keep one's place in a book
{f} turn down the corner of a page in order keep one's place (i.e. in a book, magazine, etc.)
dog-eared
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.

dog-eared
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.

dogear
To fold down the corner of a page in a book
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's-ear
corner of a page turned-down to keep one's place in a book
dog-eared
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
dog-eared
a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages
dog-eared
worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke
dogear
A corner of a page in a book that has been folded down, usually to mark a place in the book
dogear
{i} corner of a page turned-down to keep one's place in a book
dog-ear
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