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toothwork

toothwork noun: toothed ornamentation.

Noun

toothwork (uncountable)

  1. Toothed ornamentation.
    • On the arch is the Norman toothwork, identical with the newer portions of the buildings to which we have just referred.1888, William Smith, The Registers of Topcliffe, and Morley, page 25

Origin of toothwork

From tooth + -work.

Questions about toothwork

What does toothwork mean?
Toothwork means toothed ornamentation.
What part of speech is toothwork?
Toothwork is a noun.

Words near toothwork in the dictionary

  1. toothstick
  2. toothsticks
  3. toothward
  4. toothwash
  5. toothwashes
  6. toothwork
  7. toothwort
  8. toothworts
  9. toothy
  10. toothypeg
  11. toothypegs

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