dogears

/ˈdɔɡˌɪrz/
noun
  1. Plural of dogear: folded-down corners of pages.
    • The old book had dogears on nearly every page.
    • His notebook was full of dogears marking important formulas.
    • She smoothed out the dogears before returning the novel.
verb
  1. Third person singular of dogear: folds down the corner of a page.
    • She dogears her cookbook at favorite recipes.
    • He dogears the page whenever he finds a good quote.
    • The student dogears his textbook to mark homework assignments.
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