dog-ear

[dawg-eer, dog-] /ˈdɔgˌɪər, ˈdɒg-/
noun
1.
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
2.
Architecture, crossette.
verb (used with object)
3.
to fold down the corner of (a page in a book).
Also, dogear, dog's-ear.
Origin
1650-60

dog's-ear

[dawgz-eer, dogz-] /ˈdɔgzˌɪər, ˈdɒgz-/
noun, verb (used with object)
1.
dog-ear.
Related forms
dog's-eared, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for dog-ear

dog-ear

verb
1.
(transitive) to fold down the corner of (a page)
2.
(computing) to bookmark (a website)
noun
3.
a folded-down corner of a page
4.
(computing) a bookmark
Slang definitions & phrases for dog-ear

dog-ear

verb

To fold back the corner of a page to mark one's place in a book: Those of us who still dog-ear and reread her books say ''Who cares?''

[1886+; Found as dog's-ear by 1659]