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dog–eared
adjective \ˈdȯg-ˌird\
: having some pages with the top corners folded down
Full Definition of DOG-EARED
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: having dog-ears <a dog–eared book>
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First Known Use of DOG-EARED
circa 1800
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- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
DOG-EARED Defined for Kids
dog–eared
adjective \ˈdȯg-ˌird\
Definition of DOG-EARED for Kids
: having a lot of pages with corners turned over <a dog-eared book>
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