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[ dawg-eerd, dog- ] / ˈdɔgˌɪərd, ˈdɒg- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dog-eared ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving dog-ears: a dog-eared book. shabby; worn: dog-eared furniture. Origin of dog-earedFirst recorded in 1775–85 Words nearby dog-eareddog days, dogdom, dog-doo, doge, dog-ear, dog-eared, dog-eat-dog, dog-end, dogface, dog fennel, dogfight Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dog-earedStill, one can easily envision hordes clutching their dog-eared paperbacks of Inferno straining to find the flag. Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’ Sparks Dante Fever in Florence|Barbie Latza Nadeau|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST Accusing Washington of failure to work properly is one of the most dog-eared pages in the political playbook. Jon Huntsman and Joe Manchin’s No Labels Bromance|David Freedlander|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST There the satinwood bookcase filled with his dog-eared schoolbooks. The Picture of Dorian Gray|Oscar Wilde He dug into his pocket, and produced a tattered, dog-eared pamphlet, folded open at one of the early pages.
From a chest Blackbeard hauled out a dog-eared chart of parchment and unrolled it upon the table. Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine They made no answer, but when they returned for the empty dishes they left a couple of dog-eared magazines. Man of Many Minds|E. Everett Evans At night I'll read the ones that are worn from your hands, the dog-eared ones full of pencil marks. Sacrifice|Stephen French Whitman
British Dictionary definitions for dog-eared
adjectivehaving dog-ears shabby or worn 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 Words related to dog-eareddeserted, desolate, dilapidated, broken-down, neglected, dingy, crumbling, decrepit, ramshackle, seedy, derelict, rickety, tacky, shabby, decaying, grubby, crummy, sleazy, squalid, scruffy |