"dog-eared" meaning in English

See dog-eared in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: dog-eared [positive], more dog-eared [comparative], most dog-eared [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A dog-eared book has been read a lot, making the pages bent like the ears of a dog.
    Sense id: simple-dog-eared-en-adj-eL2OFZSm

Verb

Forms: dog-ear [canonical], dog-ears [third-person, singular], dog-eared [past], dog-eared [past, participle], dog-earing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|dog-ear}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of dog-ear.
    Sense id: simple-dog-eared-en-verb-buMPrb3l
     
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