Word of the Day
for Saturday,
November 17, 2012
Dog-ear \DAWG-eer\, verb:
1. To fold down the corner of a page in a book.
noun:
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. In architecture, another term for a crossette.
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. In architecture, another term for a crossette.
This was
uncharacteristic of him, territorial as he was over books, always reminding me
not to dog-ear
pages.
-- Kaye Gibbons, Sights Unseen
-- Kaye Gibbons, Sights Unseen
I will dog-ear the
pages, maybe even fill out the order form, but I won't get anything.
-- Elizabeth Berg, Until the Real Thing Comes Along
-- Elizabeth Berg, Until the Real Thing Comes Along
Dog-ear as a metaphor for the folded pages of a book first appears in
the 1650s.
Thanks t: www.dictionary.com
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