DOGEARED

Etymology

Adjective

dogeared (comparative more dogeared, superlative most dogeared)

Alternative form of dog-eared

Verb

dogeared

simple past tense and past participle of dogear

Source: Wiktionary


Dog"-eared`, a.

Definition: Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book. Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared. Ld. Mansfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 April 2025

EXTINGUISHABLE

(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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