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dancette

dancette noun: a zigzag or indented line or figure.

Noun

dancette (plural dancettes)

  1. A zigzag or indented line or figure.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:dancette.
  2. The chevron or zigzag moulding common in Romanesque architecture.

Forms of dancette

pluraldancettes

Origin of dancette

Apparently from a scribal error for French or Middle French denché, from Old French denché, dansié, from Latin dens (“tooth”).

Questions about dancette

What does dancette mean?
Dancette means a zigzag or indented line or figure.
What part of speech is dancette?
Dancette is a noun.
What is the plural of dancette?
The plural of dancette is dancettes.

Words near dancette in the dictionary

  1. dancescapes
  2. dancesport
  3. dancest
  4. danceth
  5. dancetime
  6. dancette
  7. dancettes
  8. dancetty
  9. dancetté
  10. dancettée
  11. dancewear

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