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dogteeth

dogteeth is the plural of dogtooth.

Meaning of dogtooth

Noun

dogtooth (plural dogtooths or dogteeth)

  1. Synonym of cuspid, a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars.
    • Dogges teeth, dentes canini.1552, Richard Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum..., s.v
    Synonyms:
    cuspid
  2. An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
    • This arch is the side of a niche from the tomb of Can Signorio della Scala, at Verona; and the value, as well as the distant expression of its dogtooth, may be seen by referring to Prout's beautiful drawing of this tomb in his "Sketches in France and Italy."1851, John Ruskin, “The Edge and Fillet”, in The Stones of Venice, volume I (The Foundations), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC, § IV, page 260
  3. Synonym of houndstooth.
    Synonyms:
    houndstooth
  4. A dogtooth violet.

Questions about dogteeth

What is dogteeth the plural of?
Dogteeth is the plural of dogtooth.

Words near dogteeth in the dictionary

  1. dogswear
  2. dogtagged
  3. dogtail
  4. dogtective
  5. dogtectives
  6. dogteeth
  7. Dogtober 7th
  8. dogtooth
  9. dogtooth grass
  10. dogtooth spar
  11. dogtooth spars

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