dog's-ear en · NOUN
Etymology
See dog-ear.
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of dog-ear.
alt of dog-ear
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dog's-ears | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
dog's-ear en · VERB
Etymology
See dog-ear.
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of dog-ear.
alt of dog-ear
[…] Lady Slattern Lounger, vvho had juſt ſent it home, had ſo ſoiled and dog's-ear'd it, it vva'n't fit for a chriſtian to read.
1775 January 17 (first performance), [Richard Brinsley Sheridan], The Rivals, a Comedy. […], London: […] John Wilkie, […], published 1775, →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dog's-earing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dog's-ears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dog's-eared | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dog's-eared | Tense=Past | lexicographic |