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单词 dog-ear
释义

dog-ear

[ dawg-eer, dog- ]
/ ˈdɔgˌɪər, ˈdɒg- /
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noun

(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
Architecture. crossette.

verb (used with object)

to fold down the corner of (a page in a book).
Also dogear, dog's-ear.

Origin of dog-ear

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby dog-ear

dog-day cicada, dog days, dogdom, dog-doo, doge, dog-ear, dog-eared, dog-eat-dog, dog-end, dogface, dog fennel
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Example sentences from the Web for dog-ear

  • Dog-ear marks: in bees: small, subtriangular marks of light color, just below the antennae (Cockerell).

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for dog-ear

dog-ear

verb

(tr) to fold down the corner of (a page)
computing to bookmark (a website)

noun Also: dog's-ear

a folded-down corner of a page
computing a bookmark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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