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noun
Synonym of cuspid, a pointed tooth between the incisors and premolars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: cuspid
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noun
An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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noun
Synonym of houndstooth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: houndstooth
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noun
A dogtooth violet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Alternative form of dog tooth, a jagged leading edge of a wing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: architectural ornament
noun
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: canine, canine tooth, eyetooth, eye tooth, cuspid
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Broader terms: tooth
Narrower terms: fang
noun
perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dogtooth violet, dog's-tooth violet
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Broader terms: liliaceous plant
Narrower terms: white dogtooth violet, white dog's-tooth violet, blonde lilian, Erythronium albidum, yellow adder's tongue, trout lily, amberbell, Erythronium americanum, European dogtooth, Erythronium dens-canis, fawn lily, Erythronium californicum, glacier lily, snow lily, Erythronium grandiflorum
History
From Middle English dogge tothe, calque of Latin dens caninus (“doglike tooth”). Equivalent to dog + tooth.
