English Dictionary

dog eared

形容詞

別表記 異形

Alternative spelling of dog-eared

日本語の意味

本のページの角が折れ、犬の耳のようになっている状態を示す形容詞（『dog-eared』の異形綴り）

She set the dog eared novel back on the shelf, smiling at the familiar annotations in the margins.

彼女は角が擦り切れた小説を棚に戻し、余白の見慣れた書き込みを見て微笑んだ。

意味（1）

Alternative spelling of dog-eared

Originally used of the corners of pages that have become ragged through creasing, dog eared is now applied to any pages that have the appearance of heavy use. […] The term is confined mainly to American catalogues; the British prefer frayed.