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Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Antonyms: none provided
From French dentille, ultimately from Latin dente, ablative singular of dēns.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
齒狀裝飾 /齿状装饰
(chǐzhuàng zhuāngshì)
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Dutch:
tandlijst
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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French:
denticule
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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German:
Zahnschnitt
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Italian:
dentello
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Polish:
ząbek
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Portuguese:
dentículo
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Russian:
денти́кул
(dentíkul)
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Russian:
суха́рик
(suxárik)
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Spanish:
dentellón
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Spanish:
dentículo
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
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Swedish:
tandsnitt
— a small rectangular block projecting like a tooth from beneath a cornice
