dog-eared
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dog-eared
- /ˈdɒɡɪəd/ UK
- /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)ɹd/ US
- /ˈdɑɡ-/ US
Where it comes from
From dog + eared (“having ears (of a specified type)”), modelled after dog’s-ear (obsolete), due to the similarity of their appearance to the folded ears of certain dogs. The word is analysable as dog-ear (“to fold the corner of a book’s page”) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives) (dog-ear is attested in print later than dog-eared).
adjective more dog-eared · most dog-eared · dogeared · dog eared · dog's-eared
- Of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark. By thumbing to the dog-eared pages, she quickly found the items in the catalog she wanted to order.
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Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.
This is the old, old pain come home once more,
Bent down with answers wild and very lame
For all my delving in old dog-eared lore
That drove the Sages mad. And boots the world
Aught for their wisdom?
Similar: clapped out, damaged, defective, deteriorated, dilapidated, effete, faulty, munted, outworn, passé, past it, past one's prime · Opposite: fresh, original, new, all-new, brand new, brand spanking new, cherry, freshly made, green, hot, mint, nascent
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adj of a page in a book or other publication: having its corner folded down, either due to having been read many times, or intentionally as a sort of bookmark
| 中文 | 摺頁的 /折页的 |
|---|---|
| Français | corné, écorné |
| Deutsch | zerlesen, zerfleddert |
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