Definitions for: Dog-eared

[adj] worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"- Clifton Fadiman"an old book with dog-eared pages"

Webster (1913) Definition: Dog"-eared`, a.
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.

Synonyms: eared, worn