dentil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

Word forms

dentil dentils

Etymology

From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.

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