dog-ear

n.

A turned-down corner of a page in a book.

tr.v., -eared, -ear·ing, -ears.

1. To turn down the corner of (the page of a book).
2. To make worn or shabby from overuse.

dogeared dog'-eared' adj.

1. An external corner made by folding a sheet of material without cutting it.
2. The corner of a sheet of material which is folded over.
3. Same as crossette.
4. The projections at the corners of a door or window casing.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a corner of a page turned down to mark your place

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - æseløre
v. tr. - lave æseløre i

Nederlands (Dutch)
ezelsoor, verslijten door veelvuldig gebruik (boek), oubollig worden

Français (French)
n. - corne
v. tr. - écorner

Deutsch (German)
v. - die Seiten verknicken
n. - Eselsohr

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) τσακίζω (σελίδα κ.λπ.)
n. - (καθομ.) τσάκισμα σελίδας

Italiano (Italian)
orecchio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dobrar
n. - dobra (f) em folha de livro

Русский (Russian)
загнутый уголок страницы

Español (Spanish)
n. - esquina/punta doblada de una página
v. tr. - doblar la punta de una página

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra hundöron i bok
n. - hundöron

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
书页之摺角, 把...折角

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 書頁之摺角
v. tr. - 把...折角

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 책장 모서리의 접힌 부분
v. tr. - 책장 모서리를 접다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ページの隅の折れ
v. - ページのすみを折る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطوي صفحه الكتاب كعلامه لموضع معين (الاسم) الصفحه المطويه من الكتاب كعلامه على موضع معين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קיפול-פינה (בספר)‬
v. tr. - ‮קיפל פינה (בספר)‬

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