| 1. | (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place. |
| 2. | Architecture. crossette. |
| 3. | to fold down the corner of (a page in a book). |
| dog-ear. |
| dog-ear (dôg'îr', dŏg'-) n. A turned-down corner of a page in a book. tr.v. dog-eared, dog-ear·ing, dog-ears
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