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dog-ear

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun dog-ear has 1 sense
  1. dog-ear - a corner of a page turned down to mark your place
    --1 is a kind of
    signal, signaling, sign
    --1 is a part of page

Definitions from the Web

dog-ear

Definition:

(noun) A corner of a page that has been turned down to mark one's place in a book or document.

(verb) To fold down the corner of a page to mark one's place in a book or document.

Senses:

  1. (noun) A small triangular ear of certain dog breeds that stands erect.
  2. (noun) A piece of paper or cardboard shaped like a dog's ear, often used in crafts or bookmarks.

Examples:

(noun) She always marks her favorite quotes with a dog-ear.

(verb) Please don't dog-ear the pages of library books.

(noun) The puppy's dog-ears were floppy, but they stood upright as he grew older.

(noun) She loved making origami dog-ear bookmarks.

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