01 a. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book; as, an old book with dog-ea…
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Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book; as, an old book with dog-eared pages.“Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared.” — Ld. Mansfield.
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worn down, shabby.
Syn.
eared.