1. to fold down the corner of a page in a book or document
Usage: common; informal
2. to mark or damage by folding corners
Usage: common

1. a folded corner of a page, typically used as a bookmark
Usage: common

Examples

• She dogeared the page to mark her place in the novel.
• Please don't dogear the library books—use a bookmark instead.
• The old textbook had dogears on nearly every chapter.
• He dogeared the corner of the recipe card so he could find it again.
• The worn paperback showed dogears throughout from repeated reading.
• I made a dogear on the page with the important information.