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dentil

dentil noun: any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.

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Noun

dentil (plural dentils)

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

Forms of dentil

pluraldentils

Origin of dentil

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

Words formed from dentil

Questions about dentil

What does dentil mean?
Dentil means any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
What part of speech is dentil?
Dentil is a noun.
What is the plural of dentil?
The plural of dentil is dentils.

Words near dentil in the dictionary

  1. dentifications
  2. dentiform
  3. dentifrice
  4. dentifrices
  5. dentigerous
  6. dentil
  7. dentilabial
  8. dentilabialization
  9. dentilabialize
  10. dentilabials
  11. dentilated

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