dog-earedadj.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡɪəd/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)rd/,

/ˈdɑɡˌɪ(ə)rd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, eared adj.¹

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + eared adj.¹, after dog's ear n. Compare dog's-eared adj., and later dog-ear v., dog-ear n.

1. Of a book, magazine, page, etc.: having a corner or corners folded or turned down, either through rough use or to mark a place. Cf. dog-ear v.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [adjective] > of book: having leaf corners folded down

dog's-eared1753

dog-eared1767

dog-leaved1842

1767 Speech in behalf of Constitution 118 [They] went to dog-eared statute-books, before un-opened and there made the amazing astonishing discovery.

1806 N. Biddle Let. 11 May in R. A. McNeal N. Biddle in Greece (1993) 91 A little dogeared dirty volume.

1824 T. B. Macaulay in Knight's Q. Mag. Aug. 117 The endearing recollections of childhood,—the old schoolroom, the dog-eared grammar.

1896 Good Words Jan. 7/1 Piles of second-hand furniture and dog-eared prints.

1954 W. Faulkner Fable 339 He reached inside his tunic and produced a soiled dog-eared paper.

1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 20 He..sat down..at the table, briskly flattening a dog-eared Sunday Mirror.

1997 Gourmet June 73 (advt.) Poring over dog-eared cookbooks and wine guides.

2. figurative and in extended use. Worn out; tired, hackneyed; shabby, ragged, tatty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > having lost freshness > shabby

shabbed1674

shabby1685

shab-rag1770

fatigued1774

slipshod1818

scuffed1827

scaly1843

seedy1868

dog-eared1872

shoddy1927

1872 Scribner's Monthly June 146/2 One irreverent urchin fires off his single dog-eared joke.

1875 ‘Eona’ Unfortunate Tommy 252 She is a little tawdry thing, with her shoes down at heel, and her hair in curl papers!.. She had neither curl papers nor dog-eared heels when I saw her to-day.

1922 A. Stringer Prairie Child 97 The guitar was a dog-eared old instrument that had most decidedly seen better days.

1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. of Numbers (1970) xxiv. 324 You chaps don't look too dog eared after a day and a night of rotgut swilling.

1999 Empire Nov. 94/3 The result effectively reconfigures a host of dog-eared horror clichés for the video-literate MTV generation.

2001 Classic FM Aug. 82/1 I took up the guitar and ended up singing in dog-eared folk clubs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dog-eared
释义	dog-earedadj. Brit. /ˈdɒɡɪəd/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡˌɪ(ə)rd/, /ˈdɑɡˌɪ(ə)rd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, eared adj.¹ Etymology: < dog n.¹ + eared adj.¹, after dog's ear n. Compare dog's-eared adj., and later dog-ear v., dog-ear n. 1. Of a book, magazine, page, etc.: having a corner or corners folded or turned down, either through rough use or to mark a place. Cf. dog-ear v. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [adjective] > of book: having leaf corners folded down dog's-eared1753 dog-eared1767 dog-leaved1842 1767 Speech in behalf of Constitution 118 [They] went to dog-eared statute-books, before un-opened and there made the amazing astonishing discovery. 1806 N. Biddle Let. 11 May in R. A. McNeal N. Biddle in Greece (1993) 91 A little dogeared dirty volume. 1824 T. B. Macaulay in Knight's Q. Mag. Aug. 117 The endearing recollections of childhood,—the old schoolroom, the dog-eared grammar. 1896 Good Words Jan. 7/1 Piles of second-hand furniture and dog-eared prints. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 339 He reached inside his tunic and produced a soiled dog-eared paper. 1973 M. Amis Rachel Papers 20 He..sat down..at the table, briskly flattening a dog-eared Sunday Mirror. 1997 Gourmet June 73 (advt.) Poring over dog-eared cookbooks and wine guides. 2. figurative and in extended use. Worn out; tired, hackneyed; shabby, ragged, tatty. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > having lost freshness > shabby shabbed1674 shabby1685 shab-rag1770 fatigued1774 slipshod1818 scuffed1827 scaly1843 seedy1868 dog-eared1872 shoddy1927 1872 Scribner's Monthly June 146/2 One irreverent urchin fires off his single dog-eared joke. 1875 ‘Eona’ Unfortunate Tommy 252 She is a little tawdry thing, with her shoes down at heel, and her hair in curl papers!.. She had neither curl papers nor dog-eared heels when I saw her to-day. 1922 A. Stringer Prairie Child 97 The guitar was a dog-eared old instrument that had most decidedly seen better days. 1969 R. D. Pharr Bk. of Numbers (1970) xxiv. 324 You chaps don't look too dog eared after a day and a night of rotgut swilling. 1999 Empire Nov. 94/3 The result effectively reconfigures a host of dog-eared horror clichés for the video-literate MTV generation. 2001 Classic FM Aug. 82/1 I took up the guitar and ended up singing in dog-eared folk clubs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1767
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