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dog-ear

[ dawg-eer, dog- ]

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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.

dog-ear

Origin of dog-ear¹

First recorded in 1650–60

It is as though one were to glance at a mere dog-ear on a folio page, and then profess to have mastered its whole import.

Voytek urged the horses, and sang through his nose, Dog ear, remember thy promise.

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

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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